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Seraphsidae

Gastropoda - Seraphsidae

Taxonomy
Seraphsidae was named by Gray (1853) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9985]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Strombacea by Squires (1984) and Squires (1987); to Mesogastropoda by Squires (1988); and to Stromboidea by Ponder and Warén (1988), Bouchet et al. (2005), Harzhauser (2007), Bouchet et al. (2017) and Maxwell et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Seraphsidae Gray
1984Seraphsidae Squires p. 23
1987Seraphsidae Squires p. 33
1988Seraphsidae Ponder and Warén p. 299
1988Seraphsidae Squires p. 12
2005Seraphsidae Bouchet et al. p. 250
2007Seraphsidae Harzhauser p. 104
2017Seraphsidae Bouchet et al. p. 348
2018Seraphsidae Maxwell et al. p. 1371

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familySeraphsidaeGray 1853
familySeraphsidaeGray 1853

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. Seraphsidae Gray 1853
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G. †Diameza Deshayes 1865
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Subg. †Diameza (Miniseraphs) Jung 1974
G. †Paraseraphs Jung 1974
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†Paraseraphs cantamessae Maxwell et al. 2018
†Paraseraphs erraticus Cooper 1894
G. †Seraphs Montfort 1810
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Subg. †Seraphs (Seraphs) Montfort 1810
†Seraphs andersoni Dickerson 1917
†Seraphs naricus Vredenburg 1925
†Seraphs subconvolutus d'Orbigny 1852
†Seraphs thompsoni Dickerson 1914
†Seraphs volutatus Solander and Brander 1766
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Invalid names: Seraphs convolutum Lamarck 1802 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:58:44
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:58:44
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Pliocene or 59.20000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (78 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Seraphs thompsoni (190795 190798)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0France (Oise) Paraseraphs praecedens (177978)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Paraseraphs erraticus (185192 194164)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy Seraphs sopitus (81058)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Champagne Ardenne) Seraphs volutatus (178002)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Aisne) Paraseraphs tetanus (177669 177999 183786)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France Paraseraphs tetanus (171521 183745)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Spain Terebellum eratoides (75358 75361)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Mexico (Baja California) Paraseraphs erraticus (5506)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Mexico (Baja California Sur) Paraseraphs erraticus (5496)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (California) Paraseraphs erraticus (8011)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Mexico (Chiapas) Terebelum sp. (79943)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Eure-et-Loir) Seraphs chilophorus, Seraphs volutatus (178055)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy Seraphs sopitus (81059)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Paraseraphs placitus, Seraphs chilophorus, Seraphs leukoleptus, Seraphs olivaceus, Seraphs peterjungi, Seraphs sp. 1, Diameza eratoides, Diameza isabella, Seraphs volutatus (94590) Seraphs chilophorus, Diameza eratoides (171532) Terebellum convolutum (184107) Terebellum sopitum (171526)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Île-de-France) Seraphs peterjungi, Seraphs olivaceus, Seraphs leukoleptus, Seraphs chilophorus, Diameza eratoides, Diameza isabella (171522)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Yvelines) Seraphs sp. (177970)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Indonesia (Central Java) Seraphs squamosum (179074 179075)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Paraseraphs erraticus (5540 200714 200716 200722 200737 200750 201201 207178 207187) Terebellum erraticum (194416)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Picardie) Terebellum sopitum, Seraphs volutatus (178083)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Paraseraphs placitus (8124)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Indonesia Seraphs pisciforme, Seraphs squamosum (70082) Seraphs squamosus (78745 79524)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Seraphs sp. (178662)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Île-de-France) Seraphs sopitus (179128)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Paraseraphs placitus, Seraphs sopitus, Seraphs chilophorus (78567)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Italy Seraphs sopitus (177603)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Romania Terebellum sopitum (101879 101959)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Seraphs fusiformis (42636)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) Terebellum convolutum (3494)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Seraphs sp. (205825)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Seraphs andersoni (91606)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Jamaica Paraseraphs cantamessae (205354)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria (Burgas) Terebellum sopitum (102230)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Romania Terebellum sopitum (101967 101968 101974 102031 102032 102035 102174)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Florida) Terebellum belemnitum (41453 61109 92044)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria Terebellum sopitum (103774) Terebellum sopitum, Terebellum belemnitoideum (102289)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Paraseraphs placitus, Seraphs sopitus (78565) Terebellum sopitum (78617)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Panama Terebellum belemnitum (42495)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (California) Tornatina erratica (193039)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1France (Landes) Seraphs subconvolutus (176463)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Pakistan Terebellum naricum (77159)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Oman Seraphs subconvolutus (75608)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Oman Seraphs subconvolutus (75609)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Pakistan Terebellum naricum (77459)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) Seraphs naricum (41473)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Papua New Guinea Seraphs subulatum (78263)