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Vanikoroidea

Gastropoda

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Vanikoroidea Gray
1988Vanikoroidea Ponder and Warén p. 299
1998Vanikoroidea Beesley p. 760
2001Vanikoroidea Todd
2003Vanikoroidea Jeffery
2004Vanikoroidea Stilwell et al. pp. 27, 33
2005Vanikoroidea Bouchet et al. p. 253
2017Vanikoroidea Bouchet et al. p. 346
2017Vanikoroidea Cataldo p. 425

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 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.

Superfm. Vanikoroidea Gray 1840
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Fm. †Aclididae Sars 1878
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G. Aclis Loven 1846 [aclis]
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Aclis ascaris Turton 1819
Aclis modesta Meyer 1886
G. Austrorissopsis Ponder 1965
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Austrorissopsis fricta Finlay 1930
Austrorissopsis ponderi Grant-Mackie and Chapman-Smith 1971
G. Eusetia Cotton 1944
G. Scalaronoba Powell 1927
Fm. Eulimidae Philippi 1853
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G. †Anteglosia Vokes 1948
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G. Apicalia Adams 1862
G. Asterolamia Warén 1980
G. Chileutomia Tate and Cossmann 1898
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Chileutomia miranda Dautzenberg 1925
Chileutomia morgani Cossmann 1915
Chileutomia paulinensis Lozouet 1999
Chileutomia pontileviensis de Morgan 1915
Chileutomia subvaricosa Tate and Cossmann 1898
Invalid names: Auriculigerina Dautzenberg 1925 [synonym], Hoplopteropsis de Morgan 1915 [synonym]
G. Coroniscala de Boury 1910
G. Curveulima Laseron 1955
G. Echineulima Lutzen 1975
G. Eulima Risso 1826
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Subg. †Eulima (Hordeulima) Sacco 1892
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Eulima aciculata Meyer 1887
Eulima aciculata jacksonensis de Gregorio 1890
Eulima acuta Sowerby 1834
Eulima antiqua Forbes 1846
Eulima bifasciata d'Orbigny 1841
Eulima clara Wade 1926
Eulima danae Tenison Woods 1879
Eulima extremis Aldrich 1911
Eulima falcata Carpenter 1865
Eulima gabbiana Anderson and Martin 1914
Eulima gracilistylis Sohl 1964
Eulima hastata Sowerby 1834
Eulima hiltoni Winkle 1918
Eulima juncea Gardner 1948
Eulima laevigata Lea 1843
Eulima lamberti Cossmann 1882
Eulima naumanni von Könen 1867
Eulima nobilis Guppy 1896
Eulima persimplica Wade 1926
Eulima polita Linnaeus 1767
Eulima puncturata Böhm 1891
Eulima sarissiformis Pilsbry and Johnson 1917
Eulima smithi Winkle 1918
Eulima striatissima Böhm 1895
Eulima subulata Montagu 1808
Eulima wanneri Oppenheim 1902
Invalid names: Sulcosubularia Sacco 1892 [synonym]
G. Eulitoma Laseron 1955
G. Fusceulima Laseron 1955
G. Hebeulima Laseron 1955
G. Hemiliostraca Pilsbry 1918
G. Hoplopteron Fischer 1876
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Invalid names: Ptereulima Casey 1902 [synonym]
G. †Hordeulima Sacco 1892
G. Hypermastus Pilsbry 1899
G. Leutzenia Warén 1980
G. †Lissochilina Kittl 1894
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Lissochilina picta Kittl 1894
Lissochilina timorensis Krumbeck 1924
G. Margineulima Cossmann 1888
G. Megadenus Rosén 1910
G. Melanella Bowdich 1822
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Subg. †Melanella (Melanella) Bowdich 1822
Subg. Melanella (Polygyreulima) Sacco 1892
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Polygyreulima intermedia Cantraine 1835
Melanella acuella Anderson and Hanna 1925
Melanella arnoldi Bartsch 1917
Melanella badenia Laws 1939
Melanella bolivarensis Clark and Durham 1946
Melanella coalingana Vokes 1939
Melanella conoidea Kurtz and Stimpson 1851
Melanella dufresnei Bowdich 1822
Melanella eborea Conrad 1846
Melanella fossilis Bartsch 1918
Melanella indicaformis Devries 2019
Melanella jacksonensis de Gregorio 1890
Melanella karsteni Anderson 1928
Melanella migrans Conrad 1846
Melanella seymourensis Stilwell et al. 2004
Melanella thersites Carpenter 1864
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Invalid names: Balcis (Vitreolina) ebriconus Berry 1954 [synonym], Balcis (Vitreolina) incallida Berry 1954 [synonym]
Melanella waikomitica Laws 1939
G. Microstilifer Warén 1980
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Microstilifer marsanensis Lozouet 1998
G. †Mucronalia Adams 1860
G. Niso Risso 1826
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Subg. Niso (Niso) Risso 1826
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Niso (Niso) mesata Woodring 1970
Niso antiselli Anderson and Martin 1914
Niso cottonwoodensis Addicott 1970
Niso eburnea Risso 1826
Niso kimberi Pritchard 1906
Niso lineata Conrad 1841
Niso littlei Kiel 2006
Niso polita Gabb 1864
G. Parvioris Warén 1981
G. Peasistilifer Warén 1980
G. Pelseneeria Köhler 1908
G. Pictobalcis Laseron 1955
G. Pulicicochlea Ponder 1978
G. Pyramidelloides Nevill 1884
G. †Rostreulima Cossmann 1913
G. Sabinella Monterosato 1890
G. Scalenostoma Deshayes 1863
G. Sticteulima Laseron 1955
G. Stilapex Iredale 1925
G. Stilifer Broderip 1832
Fm. †Stiliferidae Adams and A. 1853
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G. †Semistylifer Cossmann 1921
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Semistylifer pellucidus Deshayes 1824
G. †Thyca Adams and A. 1854
G. Trochostilifer Warén 1980
G. Vitreobalcis Warén 1980
Invalid names: Asterophilidae Thiele 1925 [empty], Entoconchidae Gill 1871 [empty], Melanellidae Iredale 1915 [synonym], Paedophoropodidae Ivanov 1933 [empty]
Fm. †Gigantocapulidae Beu 2007
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G. †Gigantocapulus Hayami and Kanie 1980
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Gigantocapulus giganteus Schmidt 1873
Gigantocapulus problematicus Nagao and Otatume 1938
Fm. †Haloceratidae Warén and P. 1991
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G. Haloceras Dall 1889
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Haloceras maxwelli Beu and Marshall 2011
Fm. Vanikoridae Gray 1840
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G. †Macromphalus Wood 1842
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Macromphalus fischeri de Laubrière 1881
Macromphalus imacampensis Lozouet 1998
Invalid names: Dialytostoma Cossmann 1888 [synonym]
G. Megalomphalus Brusina 1871
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Subg. †Megalomphalus (Micromphalina) Cossmann 1888
G. Radinista Finlay 1926
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Radinista exilis Murdoch 1900
Radinista vivienneae Laws 1939
Subfm. Vanikorinae Gray 1840
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G. †Leptonotis Conrad 1866
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Leptonotis squamaeformis Lamarck 1802
G. Vanikoro Quoy and Gaimard 1832
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Vanikoro cancellata Lamarck 1822
Vanikoro cancellatus Lamarck 1822
Vanikoro japonica Nagao 1934
Vanikoro rudoi Lozouet 1998
Invalid names: Korovina Iredale 1918 [synonym]
G. †Vanikoropsis Meek 1876
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Vanikoropsis arktowskiana Wilckens 1910
Vanikoropsis leviplicata Cataldo 2017
Vanikoropsis minuta Pan 1977
Vanikoropsis suciensis White 1889
Vanikoropsis toumeyana Meek and Hayden 1856
Invalid names: Hipponicacea Troschel 1861 [empty], Omalaxidae Wenz 1939 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Grazer on rock, rubble or coral substrates according to Todd (2001).superf
Created: 2009-09-10 08:01:26
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:01:26
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Holocene or 242.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 237.0 Ma

Collections (633 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Indonesia Lissochilina timorensis (204270)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy Eulima striatissima (138255)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Lissochilina picta (144633)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1China (Yunnan) Vanikoropsis minuta (165457)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Russian Federation (Siberia) Eulima sp. (2484 2485)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Greenland Vanikoro sp. (82617)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Russian Federation (Siberia) Eulima sp. (2486)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Argentina (Neuquen) Vanikoropsis leviplicata (50187)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Argentina Vanikoropsis leviplicata (151914)
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Argentina (Neuquén) Vanikoropsis leviplicata (232195)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Japan Vanikoropsis decussata (91333)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Venezuela Eulima albensis (1858)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Eulima melanoides (1851)
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Germany Vanikoropsis ous, Vanikoropsis sp. (67184)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Eulima sp. (162252)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) Vanikoropsis alsus, Eulima corneti (6280)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Antarctica Vanikoropsis sp. (64245)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany Vanikoro sp. (66779)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Arizona) Eulima sp. (3077)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Arizona) Eulima funicula (53505 54154)