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Xenophoroidea

Gastropoda

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Xenophoroidea Troschel
1988Xenophoroidea Ponder and Warén p. 300
1998Xenophoroidea Beesley p. 775
2001Xenophoroidea Squires and Saul p. 52
2001Xenophoroidea Todd
2003Xenophoroidea Jeffery
2004Xenophoroidea Harzhauser p. 130
2005Xenophoroidea Bouchet et al. p. 253
2017Xenophoroidea Bouchet et al. p. 348

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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)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyXenophoroideaTroschel 1852
superfamilyXenophoroideaTroschel 1852

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.

Superfm. Xenophoroidea Troschel 1852
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Fm. †Lamelliphoridae Korobkov 1955
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G. †Lamelliphorus Cossmann 1915
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Lamelliphorus flexuosus Munster 1844
Lamelliphorus suessi Uhlig 1878
Lamelliphorus tityrus d'Orbigny 1850
Fm. Xenophoridae Troschel 1852 [carrier shell]
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G. †Acanthoxenophora Perrilliat and Vega 2001
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Acanthoxenophora sinuosa Perrilliat and Vega 2001
G. Austrophora Kreipl et al. 1999
G. †Endoptygma Gabb 1877
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Endoptygma umbilicata Tourney 1854
Xenophora (Endoptygma) hermax Squires and Saul 2001
G. †Onustus Swainson 1840
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Onustus borsoni Sismonda 1847
Onustus indicus Gmelin 1791
Invalid names: Trochotugurium Sacco 1896 [synonym], Tugurium Fischer 1880 [synonym], Xenophora (Trochotugurium) Sacco 1896 [synonym]
G. Stellaria Schmidt 1832
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Stellaria chinensis Philippi 1841
Stellaria kriegerbartholdi Nielsen and DeVries 2002
Stellaria solaris Linné 1764
Stellaria subextensa d'Orbigny 1852
Stellaria testigera Bronn 1831
Invalid names: Haliphoebus Kiener 1879 [synonym]
G. Xenophora Fischer von Waldheim 1807
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Subg. Xenophora (Xenophora) Fischer von Waldheim 1807
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Xenophora agglutinans Lamarck 1804
Xenophora carditigera Nielsen and DeVries 2002
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Invalid names: Xenophora laevigata Fischer von Waldheim 1807 [synonym]
Xenophora crispa König 1825
Xenophora cummulans Brongniart 1823
Xenophora delecta Guppy 1876
Xenophora deshayesi Michelotti 1847
Xenophora eocenica Abbass 1967
Xenophora floridana Mansfield 1930
Xenophora hawleyi Loel and Corey 1932
Xenophora humilis Conrad 1848
Xenophora konai Habe 1953
Xenophora onusta Nilsson 1827
Xenophora palaeoafra Gliozzi and Malatesta 1983
Xenophora paulinae Nielsen and DeVries 2002
Xenophora robusta Verrill 1870
Xenophora rugata Abbass 1967
Xenophora simiensis Nelson 1925
Xenophora stocki Dickerson 1916
Xenophora tatei Harris 1897
Xenophora terpstrai Dey 1961
Xenophora textilina Dall 1892
Xenophora willisi Webster 1983
Xenophora zitteli Weaver 1905
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Grazer on fine-grained substrates according to Todd (2001).superf
Created: 2009-09-10 08:05:40
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:05:40
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Sevatian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 212.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 205.6 Ma

Collections (536 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6USA (Idaho) Lamelliphorus acutelaminatus (38377)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Hungary Lamelliphorus sp. (118984 151860)
Oxynotum - Raricostatum196.5 - 189.6Hungary (Veszprém Megye) Lamelliphorus sp. (81576)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain (Teruel) Lamelliphorus heliacus (211066 211178)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Portugal (Coimbra) Lamelliphorus heliacus (211007)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain Lamelliphorus heliacus (25668 25775 25781 26390) Lamelliphorus sp. (25610 25612)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Spain Lamelliphorus heliacus (25782 25883)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Italy Lamelliphorus supraliasinus (91410)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3United Kingdom (Yorkshire) Onustus pyramidatus (220494)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Germany Lamelliphorus sp. (150927)
Humphresianum - Parkinsoni171.6 - 167.7Hungary Lamelliphorus rhombifer (151887)
Subfurcatum - Garantiana171.6 - 167.7Hungary Lamelliphorus suessi (151886)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1France Onustus tityrus (38738)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France (Basse-Normandie) Trochus tityrus (178060)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France (Drôme) Lamelliphorus couveti (177726)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany Haliphoebus sp. (66779)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Cameroon Xenophora sp. (209694)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (New Mexico) Xenophora simpsoni (88641)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.3 - 85.8USA (Montana) Xenophora sp. (89500)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Austria Xenophora plicata (177758)