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Vanikoridae

Gastropoda - Vanikoridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Vanikoridae Gray
1988Vanikoridae Ponder and Warén p. 299
1995Vanikoroidae Pacaud and Le Renard
1998Vanikoridae Beesley p. 771
2001Vanikoridae Todd
2004Vanikoridae Stilwell et al. p. 33
2005Vanikoridae Bouchet et al. p. 253
2014Vanikoridae Takano and Kano p. 265
2017Vanikoridae Cataldo p. 425

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyVanikoridaeGray 1840
familyVanikoridaeGray 1840

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. Vanikoridae Gray 1840
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G. †Macromphalus Wood 1842
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†Macromphalus fischeri de Laubrière 1881
†Macromphalus imacampensis Lozouet 1998
Invalid names: Dialytostoma Cossmann 1888 [synonym]
G. Megalomphalus Brusina 1871
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Subg. †Megalomphalus (Micromphalina) Cossmann 1888
G. Radinista Finlay 1926
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†Radinista exilis Murdoch 1900
†Radinista vivienneae Laws 1939
Subfm. Vanikorinae Gray 1840
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G. †Leptonotis Conrad 1866
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†Leptonotis squamaeformis Lamarck 1802
G. Vanikoro Quoy and Gaimard 1832
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†Vanikoro cancellata Lamarck 1822
Vanikoro cancellatus Lamarck 1822
†Vanikoro japonica Nagao 1934
†Vanikoro rudoi Lozouet 1998
Invalid names: Korovina Iredale 1918 [synonym]
G. †Vanikoropsis Meek 1876
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†Vanikoropsis arktowskiana Wilckens 1910
†Vanikoropsis leviplicata Cataldo 2017
†Vanikoropsis minuta Pan 1977
†Vanikoropsis suciensis White 1889
†Vanikoropsis toumeyana Meek and Hayden 1856
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Grazer on rock, rubble or coral substrates according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-09-10 08:01:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:01:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 170.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 166.1 Ma

Collections (67 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1China (Yunnan) Vanikoropsis minuta (165457)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Greenland Vanikoro sp. (82617)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Argentina (Neuquen) Vanikoropsis leviplicata (50187)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Argentina Vanikoropsis leviplicata (151914)
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Argentina (Neuquén) Vanikoropsis leviplicata (232195)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Japan Vanikoropsis decussata (91333)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Germany Vanikoropsis ous, Vanikoropsis sp. (67184)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) Vanikoropsis alsus (6280)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Antarctica Vanikoropsis sp. (64245)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany Vanikoro sp. (66779)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Australia (Northern Territory) Vanikoropsis demipleurus (13946)
Middle Coniacian89.3 - 85.8USA (Wyoming) Vanikoro sp. (87765)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Wyoming) Vanikoro ambigua (105717)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Vanikoropsis tuomeyana (82650 82653)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Colorado) Vanikoropsis nebrascensis (162249)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Vanikoropsis sp. (82638)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Israel Vanikoro asiatica (80995)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Vanikoro ambigua (212997)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Vanikoropsis nebrascensis (1586)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Megalomphalus sp. (4435 4441)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Vanikoropsis nebrascensis (88511)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland Vanikoropsis skoui (22943)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Antarctica Vanikoropsis arktowskiana (67031 67032 67044 67045 67047 67057 67058 67059 67066 67067)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Greenland Vanikoropsis sp. (22945)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Île-de-France) Macromphalus fischeri (178124)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Megalomphalus elegans, Capulus squamaeformis (171526) Patella squamaeformis (184109) Pileopsis squamaeformis (171525 171533)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Centre) Vanikoro cossmanni (178085)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Picardie) Capulus squamaeformis (178119)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Leptonotis squamaeformis (8125) Macromphalus disjunctus, Macromphalus similis, Leptonotis squamaeformis (8124)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Indonesia (Central Java) Vanikoro javana (179075)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Indonesia Vanikoro javana (70082)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Pileopsis squamaeformis (184820)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany Capulus squamaeformis (179751)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Denmark Leptonotis planatus (234515)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France (Aquitaine) Vanikoro rudoi (74865)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Macromphalus imacampensis (74863) Megalomphalus aturensis (74861)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Marshall Islands Vanikoro cancellata (43318)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (Auckland) Zeradina vivienneae (84915)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland Vanikoro sp. (70539)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333Pakistan Vanikoro cancellata (55397)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Megalomphalus bicarinatus, Megalomphalus depressus, Megalomphalus transsylvanicus, Megalomphalus convictor, Megalomphalus palazzii (38823)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Marshall Islands Vanikoro gueriniana (77976)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Fiji Vanikoro gueriniana (78060)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Spain Vanikoro sp. (56687)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Vanikoro antillensis (41544)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588India Vanikoro rhytidozodes (77658)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Vanikoro pilbryi (131363) Vanikoro pilsbryi (131218)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) Vanikoro sp. (79845)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Vanikoro semiplicata (89294)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Marshall Islands Vanikoro kanakarum (43321)