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Spiraxidae

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Spiraxidae

Taxonomy
Spiraxidae was named by Baker (1939). It is extant.

It was assigned to Gastropoda by Kittle and Portell (2010); and to Oleacinoidea by Bouchet et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Spiraxidae Baker
2010Spiraxidae Kittle and Portell p. 30
2017Spiraxidae Bouchet et al. p. 366

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
RankNameAuthor
TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderEupulmonata(Haszprunar and Huber 1990)
suborderGeophila(Férussac 1819)
orderStylommatophora(Schmidt 1856)
suborderHelicina
infraorderOleacinoidei
superfamilyOleacinoideaAdams and Adams 1855
familySpiraxidaeBaker 1939
familySpiraxidaeBaker 1939

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. Spiraxidae Baker 1939
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G. Euglandina Crosse and Fischer 1870
Subfm. Euglandininae Baker 1941
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G. †Palaeoglandina Wenz 1914
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Palaeoglandina dactylina Binder 2004
Palaeoglandina gracilis Zieten 1830
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 Bartonian to the top of the Holocene or 41.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Palaeoglandina costellata (39014)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Austria Palaeoglandina dactylina (231081)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany Palaeoglandina gracilis (231119)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Palaeoglandina sp. (34615)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany Palaeoglandina sp. (231112 231115)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Palaeoglandina gracilis (172947 172950)
MN 5 - MN 615.97 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Palaeoglandina gracilis (48471)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Euglandina rosea (61309)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Euglandina rosea (227388 227392 227395 227396)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Spain (Murcia) Palaeoglandina montenati (34128)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Euglandina rosea (96538)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Euglandina rosea (227372)