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Bembiciinae

Gastropoda - Littorinidae

Taxonomy
Bembiciinae was named by Finlay (1928) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7803].

It was assigned to Rissellinae by Ponder and Warén (1988); and to Littorinidae by Wilson (1993).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Bembiciinae Finlay
1988Bembiciinae Ponder and Warén p. 295
1993Bembiciinae Wilson p. 142

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyLittorinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyLittorinidaeGray 1840
subfamilyRissellinaeKesteven 1902
subfamilyBembiciinaeFinlay 1928
subfamilyBembiciinaeFinlay 1928

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. †Bembiciinae Finlay 1928
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G. Bembicium Philippi 1846
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Bembicium auratum Quoy 1834
Bembicium melanostomum Gmelin 1791
Bembicium nanum Lamarck 1822
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Invalid names: Trochus auratus Quoy 1834 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:51:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:51:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Holocene or 41.03000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Île-de-France) Bembicium minutum (179130)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Australia (Western Australia) Bembicium vittatum (63353)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia (South Australia) Bembicium melanostoma, Bembicium nanum (63379)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) Bembicium auratum (63358 63359)