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Geophila

Gastropoda - Heterostropha

Taxonomy
Geophila was named by Férussac (1819). It is extant.

It was reranked as the suborder Geophila by Bouchet et al. (2017).

It was assigned to Eupulmonata by Bouchet et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Geophila Bouchet et al. p. 360

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
—TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
—PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderEupulmonata(Haszprunar and Huber 1990)
suborderGeophila(Férussac 1819)
suborderGeophila(Férussac 1819)

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.

Subor. Geophila Férussac 1819
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Or. Stylommatophora Schmidt 1856 [slug]
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Subor. Achatinina Schileyko 1979
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Superfm. Achatinoidea Swainson 1840
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Fm. Achatinidae Swainson 1840
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G. Achatina Lamarck 1799
G. †Limicolaria Schumacher 1817
G. Rumina Risso 1826
G. Tortaxis Pilsbry 1906
Fm. Ferussaciidae Bourguignat 1883
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G. †Cecilioides Férussac
Fm. Subulinidae Fischer and Crosse 1877
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G. †Curvella Chaper 1885
G. †Fortuna Schlickum and Strauch 1972
Subfm. Opeatinae Thiele 1931
Subfm. Stenogyrinae Fischer and Crosse 1877
G. Zootecus Westerlund 1887
Superfm. Clausiloidea Gray 1855
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Fm. †Anadromidae Wenz 1940
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Subfm. †Anadrominae Wenz 1940
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G. †Lychnus Matheron 1832
Fm. †Grandipatulidae Pfeffer 1930
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G. †Grandipatula Cossmann 1889
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Fm. †Grangerellidae Russell 1931
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G. †Grangerella Cockerell 1915
Subor. Helicina
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Infraor. Clausilioidei
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Superfm. Clausilioidea Gray 1855
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Fm. Clausiliidae Gray 1855
Fm. †Filholiidae Wenz 1923
Invalid names: Palaeostoidae Nordsieck 1986 [empty]
Infraor. Helicoidei
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Superfm. Helicoidea Rafinesque 1815
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Fm. Camaenidae Pilsbry 1895
Fm. Elonidae Gittenberger 1979
Fm. Geomitridae Boettger 1909
Fm. Helicidae Rafinesque 1815
Fm. Helicodontidae Kobelt 1904
Fm. Hygromiidae Tryon 1866
Fm. Pleurodontidae Ihering 1912
Fm. Polygyridae Pilsbry 1895
Fm. Sphincterochilidae Zilch 1960
Fm. Trissexodontidae Nordsieck 1987
Superfm. Sagdoidea Pilsbry 1895
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Fm. Sagdidae Pilsbry 1895
Infraor. Limacoidei
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Superfm. Gastrodontoidea Tryon 1866
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Fm. Gastrodontidae Tryon 1866
Fm. Oxychilidae Hesse 1927
Fm. Pristilomatidae Cockerell 1891
Superfm. Helicarionoidea Bourguignat 1877
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G. Trochozonites Pfeffer 1883
Superfm. Limacoidea Lamarck 1801
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Fm. †Agriolimacidae Wagner 1935
Fm. Limacidae Lamarck 1801
G. †Mennoia Harzhauser and Neubauer 2018
G. †Neubertella Harzhauser and Neubauer 2018
Fm. Vitrinidae Fitzinger 1833
Superfm. Parmacelloidea Fischer 1856
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Fm. Milacidae Ellis 1926
Fm. Parmacellidae Fischer 1856
Superfm. Zonitoidea Morch 1864
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Fm. Zonitidae Mörch 1864 [true glass snail]
Infraor. Oleacinoidei
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Superfm. Oleacinoidea Adams and Adams 1855
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Fm. Oleacinidae Adams and Adams 1850
Fm. Spiraxidae Baker 1939
Infraor. Orthalicoidei
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Superfm. Orthalicoidea Albers 1860
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Fm. Bulimulidae Tryon 1867
Fm. Odontostomidae Pilsbry and Vanatta 1898
Fm. Orthalicidae Albers 1860
Invalid names: Vidaliellidae Nordsieck 1986 [empty]
Superfm. Plectopyloidea Möllendorff 1898
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Fm. Plectopylidae Möllendorff 1898
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G. †Plectopylis Benson 1860
Superfm. Punctoidea Morse 1864
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Fm. Charopidae Hutton 1884
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Subfm. Charopinae Hutton 1884
G. Colhueconus Miquel and Bellosi 2010
G. Gyrocochlea Hedley 1924
G. Lilloiconcha Weyrauch 1965
G. Radiodiscus Pilsbry 1906
G. Rotadiscus Pilsbry 1926
G. Stephadiscus Hylton Scott 1981
G. Stephanoda von Martens 1860
G. Zilchogyra Weyrauch 1965
Fm. Endodontidae Pilsbry 1895
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G. Cookeconcha Solem 1976
G. Minidonta Solem 1976
G. †Protoendodonta Solem 1977
G. Ptychodon Ancey 1888
Fm. †Helicodiscidae Pilsbry 1927
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G. Helicodiscus Morse 1864
G. †Lucilla Lowe 1852
Fm. Oreohelicidae Pilsbry 1939
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G. Oreohelix Pilsbry 1904 [mountain snail]
G. Radiocentrum Pilsbry 1905
Fm. Punctidae Morse 1864
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G. †Punctum Morse 1864
Infraor. Pupilloidei
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Superfm. Pupilloidea Turton 1831
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Fm. Argnidae Hudec 1965
Fm. Azecidae Watson 1920
Fm. Chondrinidae Steenberg 1925
Fm. Cochlicopidae Pillsbry 1900
Fm. Enidae Woodward 1903
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Invalid names: Buliminusidae Kobelt 1880 [replaced]
Fm. Gastrocoptidae Pilsbry 1918
Fm. Lauriidae Steenberg 1925
Fm. Orculidae Pilsbry 1918
Fm. Partulidae Pilsbry 1900
Fm. Pleurodiscidae Wenz 1923
Fm. Pupillidae Turton 1831
Fm. Pyramidulidae Kennard and Woodward 1914
Fm. Strobilopsidae Wenz 1915
Subfm. Truncatellinidae Steenberg 1925
Fm. Valloniidae Morse 1864
Fm. Vertiginidae Fitzinger 1833
Invalid names: Achatinellidae Gulick 1873 [empty], Achatinelloidea Gulick 1873 [synonym], Cerastidae Wenz 1923 [empty], Cochlicopoidea Pilsbry 1900 [synonym], Draparnaudiidae Solem 1962 [empty], Enoidea Woodward 1903 [synonym], Partuloidea Pilsbry 1900 [synonym]
Invalid names: Orthurethra Pilsbry 1900 [synonym]
Infraor. Rhytidoidei
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Superfm. Rhytidoidea Pilsbry 1893
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Fm. Acavidae Pilsbry 1895
Fm. Dorcasiidae Connolly 1915
Fm. Strophocheilidae Pilsbry 1902
Invalid names: Acavoidea Pilsbry 1895 [synonym]
Infraor. Succineoidei
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Superfm. Athoracophoroidea Fischer 1883
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Fm. Athoracophoridae Fischer 1883
Superfm. Succineoidea Beck 1837
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Fm. Succineidae Beck 1837 [amber snail]
Invalid names: Elasmognatha Morch 1864 [synonym]
Superfm. Testacelloidea Gray 1840
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Fm. Testacellidae Gray 1840
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G. †Testacella Draparnaud 1801
Superfm. Urocoptoidea Pilsbry 1898
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Fm. Cerionidae Pilsbry 1901
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G. †Brasilennea Maury 1935
Fm. Urocoptidae Pilsbry 1898
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G. Holospira Martens 1860
Invalid names: Anastomopsidae Nordsieck 1986 [empty], Cylindrellinidae Zilch 1959 [empty], Limnophila [invalid subgroup], Palaeoxestinidae Pfeiffer 1930 [empty], Scalaxidae Zilch 1959 [empty], Scolodontina Bouchet et al. 2017 [empty], Sigmurethra Pilsbry 1900 [empty]
Or. Systellommatophora Pilsbry 1948
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Superfm. Onchidioidea Rafinesque 1815
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Invalid names: Onchidiidae Rafinesque 1815 [empty]
Superfm. Veronicelloidea Gray 1840
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Invalid names: Rathouisiidae Heude 1885 [empty], Veronicellidae Gray 1840 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Barremian to the top of the Holocene or 129.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.45 Ma

Collections (383 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France (Drôme) Lychnus pangymna (177726) Lychnus sp. (75576)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Japan (Ishikawa) Pupilloidea sp. (32324)
Early/Lower Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian112.03 - 93.5Argentina (Santa Cruz) Patera sp. (149928)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (California) Bulimulus sp. (44268)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Patera romeri (205510)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Fortuna marsilioides (106007)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Uruguay Bulimulus klappenbachi (231033) Clausiliidae indet., Pupoides gnocco, Bahiensis priscus, Eoborus charruanus (231037) Succineidae indet., Bulimulus klappenbachi, Bulimulus frenguellii, Pupoides gnocco, Bahiensis priscus, Eoborus charruanus (231032) Succineidae indet., Bulimulus klappenbachi, Pupoides gnocco, Bahiensis priscus (231034) Succineidae indet., Bulimulus klappenbachi, Pupoides gnocco, Eoborus charruanus (231035) Succineidae indet., Pupoides gnocco (231036)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Lychnus matheroni (47893)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Mexico (Guerrero) Holospira sp. (7461)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Bulimulidae indet., Holospira sp. (206969)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Cataluña) Lychnus sp. (36380 60474 87103 141188 159019)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Romania (Hunedoara) Lychnus sp. (67811) Pyramidula grigorescui (67818)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Cataluña) Lychnus sp. (55390 148950 148953)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland Grandipatula sp. (22943)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Holospira fallsensis (205466)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0China (Yunnan) Cochlicopa headonensis, Succinea peregrina, Vitrina obliqua, Vitrina obesa, Grandipatula parva, Opeas yunlongensis (165460)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Austria (Salzburg) Clausilia inopinata (84335)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Fortuna marsilioides (34420 34428)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Fortuna marsilioides (28632 28635 28636 28638 28640 28641 28643 28644)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Greenland Grandipatula sp. (22945)