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Thiaridae

Gastropoda - Thiaridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Thiaridae Troschel
1938Thiaridae Turner p. 81
1947Thiaridae Harris and Palmer p. 277
1955Thiaridae Allison p. 416
1976Thiaridae Givens and Kennedy p. 963
1988Thiaridae Ponder and Warén p. 294
1989Thiaridae Vaught et al. p. 28
1990Thiaridae Beu et al. p. 406
1995Thiaridae Pacaud and Le Renard p. 156
1998Thiaridae Beesley p. 727
2005Thiaridae Bouchet et al. p. 249
2007Thiaridae Harzhauser p. 95
2017Thiaridae Bouchet et al. p. 342

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyThiaridaeTroschel 1857
familyThiaridaeTroschel 1857

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. Thiaridae Troschel 1857
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G. Aylacostoma Spix and von Wagner 1827
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Aylacostoma ava Pilsbry and Olsson 1935
Aylacostoma browni Etheridge 1879
Aylacostoma lataguensis Nuttall 1990
G. †Bayania Munier-Chalmas 1877
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Bayania boussaci Szöts 1953
Bayania epelys Woodring 1973
Bayania lactea Bruguière 1792
Bayania omanispinosa Harzhauser 2007
Bayania semidecussata Lamarck 1804
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Invalid names: Melania corrugata Lamarck 1804 [synonym]
G. †Brotiopsis Suzuki 1943
G. †Kumania Ota 1960
G. Neoradina Brandt 1974
G. †Pachymelania White 1895
G. †Pyrgulifera Meek 1877
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Subg. †Pyrgulifera (Pyrgulifera) Meek 1877
Pyrgulifera bicarinata Traub 1938
Pyrgulifera striata Bonarelli 1927
Invalid names: Gonioconcha Bonarelli 1921 [synonym]
Subfm. Semisinusinae Pacaud and Le Renard 1995
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G. †Hemisinus Swainson 1840
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Subg. Hemisinus (Cubaedomus) Thiele 1928
Subg. †Hemisinus (Longiverena) Pilsbry and Olsson 1935
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Hemisinus (Longiverena) adjuntaensis Vega and Perilliat 1992
Hemisinus (Longiverena) reticulosus Vega and Perilliat 1992
Hemisinus antiguensis Brown and Pilsbry 1914
Hemisinus atriformis Cooke 1919
Hemisinus bituminifer Cooke 1919
Hemisinus costatus Cooke 1919
Hemisinus jacksonius Harris and Palmer 1947
Hemisinus kochi Bernardi 1856
Hemisinus pistati Cossmann 1907
Hemisinus siliceus Brown and Pilsbry 1914
Hemisinus sulcatus Conrad 1871
Hemisinus terebriformis Olsson 1931
Invalid names: Aulacostoma Spix in Wagner 1827 [synonym], Bassistoma Lea 1852 [synonym], Semisinus Fischer 1885 [synonym]
G. Sheppardiconcha Marshall and Bowles 1932
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Sheppardiconcha clavata Wesselingh 2006
Sheppardiconcha coronata Etheridge 1879
Sheppardiconcha solida Wesselingh 2006
G. Sulcospira Troschel 1857
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Sulcospira testudinaria von dem Busch in Philippi 1842
Subfm. †Thiarinae Morrison 1954
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G. Brotia Adams 1866
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Brotia oppenoorthi Oostingh 1935
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Brotia oppenoorthi exserta Oostingh 1935
G. †Coptostylus Sandberger 1872
G. Cornetia Munier-Chalmas 1885
G. Fijidoma Morrison 1952
G. Tarebia Adams and Adams 1854
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Melanoides (Tarebia) fallax Oostingh 1935
Tarebia granifera Lamarck 1822
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Invalid names: Melanoides junghuhni Martin 1879 [synonym]
G. Thiara Röding 1798
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Subg. Thiara (Balanocochlis) Fischer 1885
Subg. Thiara (Plotia) Röding 1798
Subg. Thiara (Sermyla) Adams and Adams 1853
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Subg. Thiara (Setaeara) Morrison 1951
Thiara scabra Muller 1884
Thiara smartsvillensis Clark and Anderson 1938
Thiara tjemoroensis Martin 1905
Thiara wheatlandensis Clark and Anderson 1938
Invalid names: Amarula Sowerby 1842 [synonym], Hydrognoma Gistl 1848 [synonym], Melania Lamarck 1800 [synonym], Melas Montfort 1810 [synonym], Spirilla Humphrey in Gray 1847 [synonym], Tiaropsis Brot 1871 [synonym]
G. †Yoshimonia Ota 1960
Invalid names: Stomatopsinae Stache 1889 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:14:32
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:14:32
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Anisian to the top of the Holocene or 247.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 242.0 Ma

Collections (348 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Loxonema schlotheimii (206384)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Austria (Tyrol) Melania multistriata (202331)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Austria Melania multistriata (206002)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Melania longissima, Melania obovata, Melania tenuis, Melania texata, Melania concentrica (137429)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Austria (Tyrol) Melania multistriata (203207)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Austria Melania multistriata (149435)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5Luxembourg Melania sp., Melania abbreviata (149756)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5France (Lorraine) Melania turbinata, Melania cyclostoma, Melania theodori, Melania unicingulata, Melania usta, Melania crassilabrata, Melania abbreviata (53947)
Neocomian145.0 - 125.77Japan (Fukuoka) Brotiopsis kobayashii (145244) Brotiopsis wakinoensis (145243)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Japan Melanoides minima (116160 116161)
Late/Upper Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian136.4 - 125.45Brazil (Bahia) Melania terebriformis (51911)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Japan (Fukuoka) Brotiopsis spp. (39660)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Japan Pyrgulifera nodosa (91301 91309)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Idaho) Pyrgulifera humerosa (184620)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Pyrgulifera costata (4645 4646 4650 4652 4656 6478 6479 6484 6489 6507 6509 6543 6548 6552) Pyrgulifera costata sublevis (4649) Pyrgulifera costata sublevis, Pyrgulifera costata tuberata (6492) Pyrgulifera costata tuberata (6511 6512) Pyrgulifera ornata (6549 6576 6625 6630 6648)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Alberta) Melania sp. (89191) Pachymelania sp. (87568)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Arizona) Pyrgulifera ornata (53488 53489)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Texas) Pyrgulifera costata (4644) Pyrgulifera ornata (6634)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Austria (Upper Austria) Thiaridae indet., Pachymelania sp., Pyrgulifera sp. (224482)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Canada (Alberta) Melania whiteavsi (87518 87519)