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Valvatidae

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Valvatidae

Taxonomy
Valvatidae was named by Gray (1840) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5349]. It is extant. Its type is Valvata.

It was assigned to Cyclophoracea by Shoshani et al. (1989); and to Valvatoidea by Ponder and Warén (1988), Harzhauser and Kowalke (2002) and Bouchet et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Valvatidae Gray
1988Valvatidae Ponder and Warén p. 308
1989Valvatidae Shoshani et al. p. 435
2002Valvatidae Harzhauser and Kowalke p. 74
2017Valvatidae Bouchet et al. p. 352

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyValvatoideaGray 1840
familyValvatidaeGray 1840
familyValvatidaeGray 1840

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. Valvatidae Gray 1840
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G. †Amplovalvata Yen 1952
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G. †Sinorificium Guo et al. 1982
G. Valvata Müller 1774
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Subg. Valvata (Atropidina) Lindholm 1906
Subg. Valvata (Cincinna) Ferussac 1821
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Subg. Valvata (Tropidina) Adams and Adams 1854
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Subg. †Valvata (Valvata) Müller 1774
Valvata cristata Müller 1774
†Valvata decollata Hislop 1859
†Valvata helicoides Stoliczka 1862
†Valvata jiaolaiensis Yu et al. 2021
†Valvata minima Hislop 1859
†Valvata multicarinata Hislop 1859
†Valvata obtusaeformis Lorenthey 1906
†Valvata oecsensis Soos 1934
Valvata piscinalis Müller 1774
†Valvata priscinalis Wood 1848
†Valvata pseudoadeorbis Sinzov 1880
†Valvata shakengensis Yu and Zhang 1982
†Valvata subcarinata Brusina 1878
†Valvata subgradata Lorenthey 1902
†Valvata unicarinifera Hislop 1859
†Valvata wenzi Papp 1953
Subg. †Valvata (Mesovalvata) Wei 1984
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 10:16:31
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:16:31
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Emsian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 407.60000 to 0.01200 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 393.3 Ma

Collections (126 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Saudi Arabia Valvata sp. (80262)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3China (Yunnan) Valvata donghucunensis (165473)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3China (Yunnan) Valvata austrina (165474)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1China (Yunnan) Amplovalvata jingguensis (165456) Amplovalvata sp. (165452)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Morocco (Figuig) Valvatidae indet. (176120)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (Scotland) Valvata praecursor (40565 40696 40699 40705 40710 40715 40717)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (England) Valvata sp. (36557)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Valvata comes (31054)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) Valvata sp. (36547)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal Valvata helicelloides (7079) Valvata helicelloides, Amplovalvata sp. (7080 7083) Valvata helicelloides, Valvata sp., Amplovalvata sp. (67955) Valvata sp. (8521 8667 8805)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Amplovalvata cyclostoma (231576) Amplovalvata scabrida (231577) Amplovalvata sp. (49636) Valvatidae indet. (12816)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Colorado) Amplovalvata scabrida (39419)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Valvata helicelloides (67953) Valvata helicelloides, Amplovalvata sp. (67952)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0USA (Colorado) Valvata sp. (53021)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0USA (Utah) Valvata sp., Mollusca indet. (46439)
Middle Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) Valvata sp. (45330)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8United Kingdom (England) Valvata sp. (77058)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia (Govi-Altai) Valvata sp. (136203)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1China (Shandong) Valvata jiaolaiensis (231146 231147 231149)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Valvata montanensis (14446)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0China (Shandong) Valvata jiaolaiensis (231150 231151 231154 231155 231156)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0China (Heilongjiang) Valvata jiaolaiensis (232169)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Valvata subumbilicata (14569)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0China (Shandong) Valvata jiaolaiensis (231157 231158 231159 231160 231161 231162 231163 231164 231165 231166 231168 231169 231171 231172 231173 231174)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Valvata sp. (58102)
Danian66.0 - 61.6China (Heilongjiang) Valvata jiaolaiensis (232153 232156 232157 232159 232161 232162 232163)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Valvata indecisa (22931)
Early/Lower Paleocene - Middle Paleocene66.0 - 58.7United Kingdom (England) Valvata sp. (8083)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0France Valvata leopoldi (178086)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Pakistan Valvata sp.A (183844)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Spain (Castile-La Mancha) Valvata sp. (136269)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Valvata sp. (182605)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Valvata sp. (34615)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Croatia Valvata sp. (68213)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Iran Valvata pseudoadoerbis (77234)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Austria Valvata pseudoadeorbis (77428)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Turkey (Yalova) Valvata neglecta (184470)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Croatia Valvata obtusaeformis (68219 68221)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Austria Valvata helicoides (231088 231089)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Niederoesterreich) Valvata oecsensis, Valvata subgradata, Valvata wenzi (32649)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Spain (Valencia) Valvata inflata, Valvata piscinalis (40758)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Romania Valvata sp. (38594)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Turkey (Central Anatolia) Valvata sp., Valvata kavusani (37188)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Turkey Valvata macrostoma (234457)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Croatia Valvata subcarinata (185963 185964)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Italy (Umbria) Valvata cristata, Valvata piscinalis (51766) Valvata piscinalis (51772)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) Valvata cristata, Valvata priscinalis (84765)
Pleistocene - Neogene2.588 - 2.58Greece Valvata sp. (34607)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Romania Valvata sp. (40802)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom Valvata goldfussiana (34980) Valvata naticina (34982)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Portugal (Algarve) Valvata piscinalis (40985)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Egypt Valvata nilotica (60528)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117France (Haute-Normandie Region) Valvata piscinalis (36392)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Egypt (Aswan) Valvata nilotica (42122)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Kansas) Valvata tricarinata (20293)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom Valvata naticina (34981)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Haute-Normandie Region) Valvata cristata, Valvata piscinalis (36390)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Michigan) Valvata sincera, Valvata tricarinata (70130)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) Valvata lewisi (174229 174230)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation Valvata piscinalis (201990)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Michigan) Valvata tricarinata, Valvata sincera (63150)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Ohio) Valvata tricarinata (93208)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Poland Valvata cristata, Valvata piscinalis (64129) Valvata piscinalis (64123 64124) Valvata sp. (63978 64111)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Valvata sp. (82258)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Valvata humeralis (20273 160361 219029)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Egypt Valvata nilotica (60475 60479 60529)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom Valvata cristata, Valvata piscinalis (152473)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Nevada) Valvata sp. (224638)