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Vermetidae (worm shell)

Gastropoda - Vermetidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Vermetidae Rafinesque
1904Vermetidae Martin p. 231
1947Vermetidae Harris and Palmer p. 298
1987Vermetidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 131
1988Vermetidae Ponder and Warén p. 300
1992Vermetidae Ward p. 119
1995Vermetidae Pacaud and Le Renard p. 157
1998Vermetidae Beesley p. 779
2001Vermetidae Todd
2005Vermetidae Bouchet et al. p. 253
2010Vermetidae Landau and Marques da Silva p. 33
2017Vermetidae Bouchet et al. p. 344

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyVermetoideaRafinesque 1815
familyVermetidaeRafinesque 1815
familyVermetidaeRafinesque 1815

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. Vermetidae Rafinesque 1815 [worm shell]
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G. Burtinella Mörch 1861
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†Burtinella ewekoroensis Adegoke 1977
G. †Dendropoma Moerch 1861
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Subg. †Dendropoma (Elliptovermetus) Cossmann and Peyrot 1922
Dendropoma irregulare d'Orbigny 1841
Dendropoma mejillonensis Pacheco and Laudien 2008
G. †Elliptovermetus Cossmann and Peyrot 1922
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†Elliptovermetus breigneti Cossmann and Peyrot 1922
G. Lementina Risso 1826
G. Lemintina Risso 1826
G. Macrophragma Carpenter 1857
G. Serpulorbis Sasso 1827
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Serpulorbis arenaria Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Serpulorbis polyphragma Sassi 1827 [synonym]
†Serpulorbis cancellatus Deshayes 1861
†Serpulorbis chavani Harris and Palmer 1947
Serpulorbis conicus Dillwyn 1815
†Serpulorbis llajasensis Squires 1990
†Serpulorbis lornensis Marwick 1926
†Serpulorbis major Chavan 1937
†Serpulorbis papulosus Guppy 1866
†Serpulorbis rudis Tate 1893
†Serpulorbis squamulosus Conrad 1834
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Invalid names: Lemintina ornata Lea 1833 [replaced]
Invalid names: Aletes Carpenter 1857 [synonym]
Subfm. Vermetinae Rafinesque 1815
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G. †Petaloconchus Lea 1843
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Petaloconchus compactus Carpenter 1864
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Invalid names: Petaloconchus montereyensis Dall 1919 [synonym]
†Petaloconchus domingensis Sowerby 1849
†Petaloconchus floridanus Olsson and Harbison 1953
†Petaloconchus intortus Lamarck 1818
Petaloconchus mcgintyi Olsson and Harbison 1953
G. Vermetus Daudin 1800
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Subg. Vermetus (Bivonia) Gray 1842
Subg. †Vermetus (Thylaeodus) Mörch 1862
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Thylacodes squamigerus Carpenter 1857
Invalid names: Anguinella Conrad 1845 [synonym]
Subg. †Vermetus (Vermetus) Daudin 1800
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Vermetus anellum Mörch 1861
†Vermetus anguis Forbes 1846
†Vermetus carmatus Rousseau and Chenu 1844
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Invalid names: Vermetus michaudi Rousseau and Chenu 1844 [synonym]
†Vermetus cornejoi Castillo and Aguilera 1895
†Vermetus cristatus Martin 1879
†Vermetus giganteus Martin 1879
†Vermetus hanguensis Cox 1930
†Vermetus javanus Martin 1879
†Vermetus junghuhni Martin 1879
Vermetus lumbricalis Linnaeus 1758
†Vermetus maximus Sowerby 1825
†Vermetus pulcher Bose 1906
†Vermetus stampinensis Cossmann and Lambert 1884
Vermetus tokyoensis Pilsbry 1895
Invalid names: Dendropomatinae Bandel and Kowalke 1997 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Suspension feeding and particle catching by mucuous web; suspension-feeder according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-05-20 09:50:39
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:04:10
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Holkerian to the top of the Holocene or 346.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 340.0 Ma

Collections (671 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holkerian346.7 - 340.0Belgium Vermetidae indet. (76654 76656)
Holkerian - Asbian346.7 - 336.0United Kingdom (Wales) Vermetidae indet. (36673)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Saudi Arabia Vermetus sp. (48300)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Saudi Arabia Vermetus sp. (34544)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Saudi Arabia Vermetus sp. (45562 45818)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Mexico (Eastern Durango) Vermetus cornejoi (2155)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Mexico (Durango) Vermetus cornejoi (2152 2153 2154 2156)
Valanginian - Berriasian139.8 - 139.8Mexico (Coahuila) Vermetus cornejoi (2150)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Mexico (Tamaulipas) Vermetus sp. (2126 2127 2128 2131)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Mexico (Coahuila) Vermetus cornejoi (2145 2148)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Switzerland Vermetus sanctae-crucis (2175)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Switzerland Vermetus gaultinus (2237)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Burtinella conica (64143)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Serpulorbis marylandica, Serpulorbis tennesseensis (88357)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Serpulorbis tennesseensis (205445)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland Lemintina nodosa (28077)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland Lemintina nodosa (27818 27819 27822 28082)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Austria (Niederösterreich) Vermetus sp. (87001)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France Serpulorbis sp. (20816)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Serpulorbis gonioides (91854 92246 98995 99052 109457) Thylacodes sp. (205466)