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Philinidae

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Philinidae

Taxonomy
Philinidae was named by Gray (1850) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7709].

It was assigned to Gastropoda by Turner (1938); to Cylichnacea by Squires (1984); and to Philinoidea by Beesley (1998), Rosenberg (2005).

Subtaxa
Megistostoma

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Philinidae Gray
1938Philinidae Turner p. 68
1984Philinidae Squires p. 40
1998Philinidae Beesley p. 942
2005Philinidae Rosenberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyPhilinidaeGray 1850
familyPhilinidaeGray 1850

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. †Philinidae Gray 1850
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G. †Megistostoma Gabb 1864
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†Megistostoma gabbianum Stoliczka 1868
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Invalid names: Megistostoma caminoensis Hanna 1927 [synonym], Megistostoma striata Gabb 1864 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:31:35
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:31:35
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Paleocene to the top of the Burdigalian or 66.00000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Megistostoma sp. (190775) Megistostoma striata (190773)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Megistostoma gabbianum (122294 122656)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (California) Megistostoma gabbianum (200849)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Oregon) Megistostoma caminoensis (200897 201033)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Mexico (Baja California) Megistostoma gabbianum (5505)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Megistostoma gabbiana (94825) Megistostoma gabbianum (8012 8015 200744)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Washington) Megistostoma gabbiana (43347)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Philine dockeryi (164232)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Philine complanata (111599)