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Pterothecidae

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Pterothecidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Pterothecidae Wenz
1975Pterothecidae Golikov and Starobogatov p. 207
2005Pterothecidae Bouchet et al. p. 241
2017Pterothecidae Bouchet et al. p. 332

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyPterothecidae
familyPterothecidae

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. †Pterothecidae Wenz 1938
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Subfm. †Carinaropsinae Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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G. †Carinaropsis Hall 1847
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†Carinaropsis carinata Hall 1847
†Carinaropsis cunulae Hall 1861
†Carinaropsis cymbula Hall 1861
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Invalid names: Carinaropsis phalera Sardeson 1892 [synonym]
†Carinaropsis explanata Ulrich and Scofield 1897
†Carinaropsis gracilis Reed 1921
†Carinaropsis maccoyi Reed 1921
†Carinaropsis minima Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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Invalid names: Carinaropsis acuta Ulrich and Scofield 1897 [synonym]
G. †Gyrospira Boucot 1956
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†Gyrospira tourteloti Boucot 1956
G. †Merriamites Blodgett and Johnson 1995
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†Merriamites eurekae Blodgett and Johnson 1992
Invalid names: Merriamella Blodgett and Johnson 1992 [replaced]
G. †Phragmosphaera Knight 1945
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†Phragmosphaera diopetes Clarke 1907
†Phragmosphaera expansus de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
†Phragmosphaera globata Murchison 1839
†Phragmosphaera incisus Clarke 1885
†Phragmosphaera ithagenia Clarke 1904
†Phragmosphaera lyra Hall 1859
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Invalid names: Patellilabia (Phragmosphaera) miranda Knight 1945 [synonym]
†Phragmosphaera nitela Clarke 1909
†Phragmosphaera ponceti Blodgett et al. 1999
†Phragmosphaera victoriae Chapman 1916
Invalid names: Pedasionlinae Wahlman 1992 [empty]
Subfm. †Pedasiolinae Wahlman 1992
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G. †Aspidotheca Dahmer 1936
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†Aspidotheca fuchsi Teichert 1935
†Aspidotheca schrieli Dahmer 1936
†Aspidotheca tripleura Fuchs 1913
G. †Pedasiola Spriesterbach 1919
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†Pedasiola rhenana Spriesterbach 1919
Subfm. †Pterothecinae Wenz 1938
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G. †Cyclotheca Teichert 1935
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†Cyclotheca bohemica Barrande 1867
G. †Pterotheca Salter 1853
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†Pterotheca angusta Raymond 1921
†Pterotheca anticostiana Twenhofel 1928
†Pterotheca attenuata Hall 1861
†Pterotheca avirostris Huxley and Etheridge 1865
†Pterotheca clochensis Foerste 1924
†Pterotheca consorbina Barrande 1872
†Pterotheca estona Teichert 1928
†Pterotheca expansa Emmons 1842
†Pterotheca gath Lamont 1978
†Pterotheca harviei Foerste 1924
†Pterotheca hispanica Ebbestad and Gutiérrez-Marco 2017
†Pterotheca intermedia Shrock and Raasch 1937
†Pterotheca lata Teichert 1930
†Pterotheca macroderma d'Eichwald 1856
†Pterotheca maxima Teichert 1928
†Pterotheca pentagona Foerste 1914
†Pterotheca saffordi Hall 1861
†Pterotheca transversa Portlock 1843
†Pterotheca triangularis Bradley 1930
†Pterotheca trimerelloides Clarkson et al. 1995
†Pterotheca undulata Hall 1861
Invalid names: Aulacomerella Huene 1900 [synonym], Clioderma Hall 1861 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Based on component genera; 3 of 3 genera share 10 to < 100 length, 3 of 3 share 10 to < 100 width.f
Created: 2009-06-11 18:36:46
Modified: 2009-09-20 23:23:22
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Ordovician to the top of the Givetian or 470.00000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (133 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (New York) Pterotheca expansa (23122)
Harnagian458.4 - 457.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Carinaropsis gracilis, Pterotheca girvanensis (72413)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Pterotheca sp. (115302)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Pterotheca sp. (336)
Caradoc - Katian458.4 - 445.2Bolivia (General de Saavedra) Gyrospira tourteloti (9102)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Indiana) Pterotheca expansa, Pterotheca intermedia (104277)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Kentucky) Carinaropsis acuta (99339 100128) Carinaropsis acuta, Pterotheca angusta, Pterotheca expansa (101377) Carinaropsis acuta, Pterotheca expansa (100231)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Missouri) Pterotheca sp. undet., Carinaropsis acuta, Carinaropsis phalera, Pterotheca expansa (175724)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Pterotheca expansa (185429 185460 185475)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Pterotheca saffordi (5331)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Pterotheca expansa (63816)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Pterotheca attenuata (23614 23615 23617 23619 23620)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Pterotheca clochensis (173341) Pterotheca expansa (55999 156592)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Pterotheca attenuata (23557)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Pterotheca attenuata, Carinopsis acuta (23621)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Carinopsis acuta (23623 23644)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Carinaropsis acuta (87823)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Pterotheca sp. (26192)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Pterotheca expansa (87737)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Pterotheca expansa (154703)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Pterotheca undulata (5346)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Carinaropsis phalera (154411 154413 167573)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Carinopsis acuta, Phragmolites attenuata (23558)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Pterotheca attenuata, Carinopsis acuta (23622)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Carinopsis acuta (23579)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Carinaropsis cunulae (154415)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Carinaropsis cymbula (77039 77146 77147 77148 77149 77357 87813 87818 99571 101108 101402 101429) Carinaropsis explanata (155385) Carinaropsis phalera (154461)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois) Pterotheca triangularis (154952)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Carinopsis acuta (23651 23653 23656 23659)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (Missouri) Pterotheca triangularis (89024)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Carinaropsis carinata (157242)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0United Kingdom (England) Carinaropsis maccoyi (172792)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Carinaropsis gracilis, Pterotheca girvanensis (78001) Pterotheca girvanensis (156584)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5United Kingdom (England) Carinaropsis sp. (3656)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Carinaropsis cymbula (34546 99334 99802 100124 100129) Carinaropsis sp. (10722 34548) Carinaropsis sp., Carinaropsis cymbula (34547)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Carinaropsis acuta (26270)
Katian453.0 - 445.2USA (New York) Carinaropsis carinata (182627)
Katian453.0 - 445.2USA (Kentucky) Carinaropsis sp. (10752)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) Pterotheca sp. (383)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Pterotheca harviei (155412 173277) Pterotheca pentagona (155174)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Québec) Pterotheca pentagona (173121)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Estonia (Hiiumaa) Grammysia macroderma (174303)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Estonia (Harju) Aulacomerella macroderma (156588)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Estonia (Virumaa) Pterotheca estona (157205)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Czech Republic (Praha) Pterotheca consorbina (155413)
Kralodvorian - Rawtheyan449.8 - 445.2Czech Republic Pterotheca consobrina (238013)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) Pterotheca anticostiana (63559 63625)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Pterotheca transversa (154951)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Pterotheca drummuckensis (73134)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Pterotheca mullochensis (73293 172897)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Spain (León) Pterotheca hispanica (185559)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Pterotheca mullochensis (153465)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (Wales) Pterotheca avirostris (56394 172854)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (England) Pterotheca avirostris (49635)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Pterotheca mullochensis (159985) Pterotheca multidecorata (73856) Trimerella wisbyensis (23302)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic Cyclotheca bohemica (14053)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Czech Republic (Praha) Pterotheca bohemica (155396)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) Bucaniopsis expansus (23057)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (Wales) Bucaniopsis expansus (74671)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) Bucanopsis expansus (478 479)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) Bucanopsis expansus (8298 8306 8308 8309 8312 8321 8322 8324)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Canada (Nova Scotia) Phragmosphaera globata (3843)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic Carinariopsis sp. (14121)
Siegen412.3 - 409.1Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Aspidotheca schrieli, Salpingostoma tripleura (102187)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Nevada) Merriamella eurekae (3826 3830 44124)
Cazenovian391.9 - 383.7USA (New York) Patellilabia lyra (69461)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) Bellerophon lyra (76557 154691 154692)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Pedasiola rhenana (156533)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Phragmosphaera miranda (157232) Phragmostoma incisum (90843 96357)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4USA (New York) Phragmostoma natator (136085) Phragmostoma triliratum (155334)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2France (Brittany) Patellilabia ponceti (5915 5916 5918)