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Ficoidea

Gastropoda

Taxonomy
Ficoidea was named by Meek (1864) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9966]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Hypsogastropoda by Harzhauser (2004); to Littorinimorpha by Todd (2001), Jeffery (2003) and Bouchet et al. (2005); to Caenogastropoda by Squires (2014); and to Latrogastropoda by Bouchet et al. (2017).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Ficoidea Meek
2001Ficoidea Todd
2003Ficoidea Jeffery
2004Ficoidea Harzhauser p. 135
2005Ficoidea Bouchet et al. p. 250
2014Ficoidea Squires p. 4
2017Ficoidea Bouchet et al. p. 347

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyFicoideaMeek 1864
superfamilyFicoideaMeek 1864

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.

Superfm. Ficoidea Meek 1864
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Fm. Ficidae Meek 1864 [fig shell]
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G. †Austroficopsis Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
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Austroficopsis seymourensis Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Austroficopsis wimani Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
G. †Bulbificopsis Squires and Saul 2003
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Bulbificopsis garza Squires and Saul 2003
G. Ficus Röding 1798
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Subg. Ficus (Ficus) Röding 1798
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Subg. †Ficus (Trophosycon) Cooper 1894
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Invalid names: Ficus nodiferus Gabb 1869 [synonym]
Trophosycon clallamense Weaver 1912
Trophosycon ocoyanum Conrad 1855
Ficus affinis Van Winkle 1919
Ficus aligera Lesquereux 1892
Ficus allenmanae DeVries 1997
Ficus angustata Miquel 1848
Ficus bernardi Beu 2010
Ficus carbasea Guppy 1866
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Invalid names: Pyrula trinitaria Maury 1925 [synonym]
Ficus carolina d'Orbigny 1847
Ficus carriacouensis Trechmann 1935
Ficus chehalisensis Weaver 1916
Ficus chinguensis Clark and Durham 1946
Ficus chiraensis Olsson 1931
Ficus colombiana Anderson 1929
Ficus communis Röding 1798
Ficus concinnus Beyrich 1854
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Invalid names: Pyrula imbricata Sandberger 1860 [synonym], Pyrula simplex Beyrich 1854 [synonym]
Ficus condita Brongniart 1823
Ficus conditus Brongniart 1823
Ficus decussata Wood 1828
Ficus distans Sowerby 1846
Ficus gayana Covacevich and Frassinnetti 1980
Ficus gesteri Wagner and Schilling 1923
Ficus gibsonsmithi Beu 2010
Ficus greenwoodi Sowerby 1825
Ficus harrisi Martin 1904
Ficus huzayeni Abbass 1967
Ficus kachhensis Vredenburg 1925
Ficus knowltoni Campbell 1961
Ficus lanceolata Buch 1814
Ficus lanzi Olsson 1964
Ficus lindae Petuch 1988
Ficus lisselonga Beu 2010
Ficus lisselongata Beu 2010
Ficus lucidus Chandler 1962
Ficus macrophylla Kunth and Bouché 1846
Ficus mamillata Gabb 1864
Ficus maxima Miller 1768
Ficus membranacea Wright 1873
Ficus merita Harris and Palmer 1947
Ficus microphylla Salzmann 1853
Ficus mississippiensis Conrad 1848
Ficus modesta Conrad 1848
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Invalid names: Ficus pyriformis Gabb 1869 [synonym], Ficus restorationensis Winkle 1918 [synonym]
Ficus montana Burmeister 1768
Ficus multiformis Wrigley 1929
Ficus multinervis Heer 1856
Ficus myricoides Hollick 1895
Ficus nervosa Heyne 1821
Ficus nexilis Solander and Brander 1766
Ficus ovalis Miquel 1867
Ficus pamotanensis Martin 1899
Ficus pamotanensis kachhensis Vredenburg 1925
Ficus papyratia Say 1822
Ficus paraensis White 1887
Ficus pilsbryi Smith 1907
Ficus posadasensis Chiesa et al. 1995
Ficus remondii Gabb 1864
Ficus rodeoensis English 1914
Ficus sinuosa Miquel 1848
Ficus spectabilis Kunth and Bouché 1847
Ficus tricarinatus Lamarck 1803
Ficus variegata Röding 1798
Ficus woodringi Olsson 1931
Pirula condita singuensis Vredenburg 1921
Invalid names: Diconoficus Covacevich and Frassinnetti 1983 [synonym], Ficopsis Conrad 1866 [synonym], Ficula Swainson 1840 [synonym], Fusoficula Sacco 1890 [synonym], Gonysycon Woodring 1959 [synonym], Pyrula Lamarck 1799 [synonym], Sycotypus Gill 1867 [synonym]
G. †Perissolax Gabb 1861
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Perissolax gabbi Dickerson 1916
G. †Priscoficus Conrad 1866
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Priscoficus cooperiana Stewart 1927
Priscoficus cowlitzensis Weaver 1912
Priscoficus hornii Gabb 1864
Priscoficus intermedia Melleville 1843
Priscoficus johnstoni Rutsch 1943
Priscoficus robustus Weaver 1905
Priscoficus smithi Sowerby 1827
Priscoficus vermeiji Perrilliat 2013
Invalid names: Ficopsis meganosensis packardi Merriam and Turner 1937 [synonym], Proficus Finlay and Marwick 1937 [synonym]
G. †Pseudogaleodea Nagao 1932
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Pseudogaleodea bennisoni Anderson 1958
G. †Sycodes Gabb 1869
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Sycodes capensis Rennie 1930
Sycodes glabra Shumard 1858
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Invalid names: Sycodes cypraeoides Gabb 1864 [synonym]
G. Thalassocyon Barnard 1960
G. †Urosyca Gabb 1869
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Urosyca caudata Gabb 1869
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 Famennian to the top of the Holocene or 372.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 358.9 Ma

Collections (845 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Germany Pyrula microtricha (156553)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3USA (California) Ficus cypraeoides (44232)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6South Africa (Eastern Cape) Cypraea capensis (47109)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (British Columbia) Sycodes glabra (210578)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (California) Sycodes cypraeoides (158389)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mozambique Proficus capensis (174826)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Perissolax whitfieldi (88357)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) Perissolax sp. (158099)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (California) Bulbificopsis garza (176930 220358) Priscoficus sp. (176785 185456 185457 185631 185635 185743) Priscoficus sp., Bulbificopsis garza (185453 185507 185509) Pseudogaleodea sp. (83790)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (California) Pseudogaleodea bennisoni (215406)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Poland Ficopsis intermedia (27625)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Ficopsis bicarinata (22931)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Arkansas) Priscoficus spp. (91872)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Colombia (Guajira) Priscoficus johnstoni, Fulguroficus hoffstetteri (99141)
Danian66.0 - 61.6New Zealand (Southland) Proficus obtusa (50176)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland Ficus sp., Fulguroficus sp. (22943)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Ficopsis sp., Priscoficus juvenis, Priscoficus johnfoxi, Priscoficus nodulina (205466)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Alabama) Priscoficus spp. (98430)
Puercan - Torrejonian66.0 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) Ficus affinis (52936 52940)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2USA (Arkansas) Priscoficus spp. (99175)