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Helicinidae

Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Helicinidae

Taxonomy
Helicinidae was named by Férussac (1822) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5277]. It is extant. Its type is Helicininae. It is the type family of Helicinoidea.

It was assigned to Prosobranchia by Gingerich (1987); to Neritoidea by Beesley (1998); to Neritacea by Kosnik (2002); and to Helicinoidea by Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Helicinidae Férussac
1847Olygyridae Gray
1987Helicinidae Gingerich p. 293
1998Helicinidae Beesley p. 702
2002Helicinidae Kosnik p. 285
2005Helicinidae Bouchet et al. pp. 86, 246

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassNeritimorpha
orderCycloneritida()
superfamilyHelicinoideaFérussac 1822
familyHelicinidaeFérussac 1822
familyHelicinidaeFérussac 1822

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Helicinidae Férussac 1822
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Subfm. Ceratodiscinae Pilsbry 1927
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G. Ceratodiscus Simpson and Henderson 1901
Subfm. †Dimorphoptychiinae Wenz 1938
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G. †Dimorphoptychia Sandberger 1871
Subfm. Helicininae Férussac 1822
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G. Bourciera Pfeiffer 1852
G. Helicina Lamarck 1799
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†Helicina dubia Lamarck 1804
G. Olygyra Say 1818
G. Tropidomphalus Pilsbry 1895
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†Tropidomphalus rotundus Binder 2004
Invalid names: Bourcierinae Paetel 1890 [synonym]
Subfm. Hendersoniinae Baker 1926
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G. Hendersonia Wagner 1905
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†Hendersonia stillmani Roth and Emberton 1994
Subfm. Stoastomatinae Adams 1849
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G. Stoastoma Adams 1849
Subfm. Vianinae Baker 1922
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G. Viana Adams and Adams 1856
Invalid names: Olygyridae Gray 1847 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Uintan to the top of the Rancholabrean or 46.20000 to 0.01200 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Helicina dubia (171533 184110 184815)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Helicinidae indet. (16585)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97USA (Montana) Hendersonia stillmani (200342 200343)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Florida) Helicina ballista (61051 61096) Helicina ballista, Helicina posti (60985)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Montana) Hendersonia stillmani (200345)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Tropidomphalus zellii (106002)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Austria Tropidomphalus rotundus (231081)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Austria (Styria) Tropidomphalus rotundus (74538 74539)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Austria Tropidomphalus gigas (106570)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) Tropidomphalus doderleini (75481)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Niederoesterreich) Tropidomphalus doderleini (231092)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Michigan) Hendersonia occulta (70130)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Helicina orbiculata (93103)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Hendersonia occulia (82258) Hendersonia occulta (103991)