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Physinae

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Physidae

Taxonomy
Physinae was named by Fitzinger (1833). It is extant. Its type is Physa.

It was assigned to Physidae by Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Physinae Fitzinger
2005Physinae Bouchet et al. p. 264

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
—TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
—PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderHygrophila(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyPlanorboideaRafinesque 1815
familyPhysidaeFitzinger 1833
subfamilyPhysinaeFitzinger 1833
subfamilyPhysinaeFitzinger 1833

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.

Subfm. Physinae Fitzinger 1833
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Tr. Physellini Taylor 2003
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G. Physella Haldeman 1849
Tr. Physini Fitzinger 1833
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G. Physa Draparnaud 1801
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†Physa columnaris Deshayes 1825
†Physa dongtaiensis Gu 1989
†Physa lactaena Russell 1935
†Physa prinsepii Sowerby 1840
†Physa prisca Walcott 1883
†Physa wattsi Arnold 1909
Invalid names: Haitiini Taylor 2003 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:17:02
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:17:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Berriasian to the top of the Holocene or 145.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 140.2 Ma

Collections (86 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Physa sp. (45330)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8United Kingdom (England) Physa sp. (77058)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Argentina (Neuquén) Physa wichmanni (92234)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0China (Yunnan) Physa sp. 1, Physa sp. 2 (165472) Physa sp. 1, Physa sp. 3 (165471)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Austria (Upper Austria) Physa sp. (224482)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (Alberta) Physa lactaena (71486)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Montana) Physa copei (22689) Physa sp. (36608)
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0India (Madhya Pradesh) Physa sp. (226122)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Physa tirpolensis (46496)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mexico (Sonora) Physa copei (91377)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Physa sp. (220134)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Arizona) Physa reesidei (32301 32302) Physa sp. (24915)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Physa patula, Physa delecta (59269)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Brazil (São Paulo) Physa arida (51627)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Physa prinsepii (26370) Physa sp. (57004 57005 57006 68619)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Montana) Physa sp. (192041)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Madhya Pradesh) Physa prinsepii (67450 226125)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Uruguay Physa sp. (231033 231034 231035 231036)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0China (Shandong) Physa dongtaiensis (231133)
Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene72.1 - 61.7Canada (Alberta) Physa canadensis (46099)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Romania (Hunedoara) Physa patula (67818)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Physa sp. (206969)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Cataluña) Physa sp. (74527 159019)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Castilla y Leon) Physa patula (61321)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Physa sp. (14620)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Physa sp. (14519 14538)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0China (Shandong) Physa sp. (231161)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Physa sp. (58102)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Utah) Physa sp. (13294)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Physa sp. (14585)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Utah) Physa sp. (14748)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Physa montensis (22931)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Physa sp. (11117)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Physa canadensis (22921)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Utah) Physa sp. (14883)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Physa bridgerensis, Physa pleromatis (197777) Physa sp. (197776)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Physa sp. (15793 191220)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Physa bridgerensis, Physa pleromatis (191226) Physa sp. (16296 191227)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Physa sp. (205537) Physella squalida (205533)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Physella squalida (205480)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Physa meigsi (41749)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) Physa sp. (207684)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (South Carolina) Physa meigsii (92408)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Physa meigsi (41718) Physa sp. (41501 80357)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Florida) Physella sp. (20400)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Kansas) Physa gyrina (20352) Physa sp. (20293)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Physa heterostropha (222664)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Physella sp. (61310)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Physa osculans (160361 219029 219030) Physa sp. (20273)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Ohio) Physa sp. (101394)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Ohio) Physa heterostropha (93208)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Physa anatina (93554)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Physa sp. (80356) Physella heterostropha (96538) Physella sp. (61311)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Michigan) Physella integra (63150)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Physa heterostropha (82258)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Physa gyrina (93103)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Kansas) Physa hawni, Physa arboreus, Physa anatina (37788)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Mexico) Physa sp. (93639)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Physa acuta (194169)