Gastropoda

Gastropods are a vast and diverse group of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca, comprising the animals commonly known as snails and slugs. With an estimated 65,000 to 80,000 living species, they form the second-largest animal class after the insects. The fossil record of gastropods extends back to the Late Cambrian. As of 2017, 721 families are recognized—476 extant and 245 extinct known only from fossils.

Gastropoda

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On record

Recorded, not inferred
Also called
snailPBDB
Sits inside
MolluscaPBDB
Life habit
epifaunalPBDB
Motility
actively mobilePBDB
Vision
limitedPBDB

Time the record covers

At least 481 million years on record.

The record covers at least 488.9 Mya to 7.246 Mya. No occurrence read is dated outside 497 Mya to 5.333 Mya.

Cambrian — about 4 of 12000 occurrencesOrdovician — about 718 of 12000 occurrencesOrdovicianSilurian — about 348 of 12000 occurrencesDevonian — about 362 of 12000 occurrencesDevonianCarboniferous — about 627 of 12000 occurrencesCarboniferousPermian — about 0 of 12000 occurrencesEarly Triassic — about 0 of 12000 occurrencesMiddle Triassic — about 0 of 12000 occurrencesLate Triassic — about 0 of 12000 occurrencesEarly Jurassic — about 0 of 12000 occurrencesMiddle Jurassic — about 37 of 12000 occurrencesLate Jurassic — about 233 of 12000 occurrencesEarly Cretaceous — about 847 of 12000 occurrencesEarly CretaceousLate Cretaceous — about 4905 of 12000 occurrencesPaleocene — about 658 of 12000 occurrencesEocene — about 3228 of 12000 occurrencesOligocene — about 31 of 12000 occurrencesMiocene — about 2 of 12000 occurrencesPliocene — about 0 of 12000 occurrencesPleistocene — about 0 of 12000 occurrences507–490 Mya — about 2 occurrences490–473 Mya — about 70 occurrences473–456 Mya — about 169 occurrences456–439 Mya — about 531 occurrences439–422 Mya — about 278 occurrences422–405 Mya — about 104 occurrences405–389 Mya — about 111 occurrences389–372 Mya — about 116 occurrences372–355 Mya — about 68 occurrences355–338 Mya — about 140 occurrences338–321 Mya — about 199 occurrences321–304 Mya — about 241 occurrences304–287 Mya — about 29 occurrences186–169 Mya — about 0.7 occurrences169–152 Mya — about 185 occurrences152–135 Mya — about 191 occurrences135–118 Mya — about 353 occurrences118–101 Mya — about 374 occurrences101–84 Mya — about 429 occurrences84–68 Mya — about 3410 occurrences68–51 Mya — about 1952 occurrences51–34 Mya — about 3014 occurrences34–17 Mya — about 30 occurrences17–0 Mya — about 2 occurrences488.9 Mya7.246 Mya507 Mya0 Mya

12,000+ occurrences of Gastropoda on record. The Paleobiology Database records this as a living group, and the chart stops with its fossils rather than at the present. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

12,000 occurrences read

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. The read hit its cap, so every figure above is a floor and the shares are of the occurrences read. More on what this infers.

Found in

at least 386 formations

Prairie Bluff — 34.63°N, 88.84°WPrairie Bluff — 34.50°N, 88.94°WPrairie Bluff — 34.25°N, 88.97°WPrairie Bluff — 34.24°N, 89.00°WPrairie Bluff — 33.93°N, 88.98°WPrairie Bluff — 33.79°N, 88.97°WPrairie Bluff — 33.79°N, 88.91°WPrairie Bluff — 33.73°N, 88.91°WPrairie Bluff — 33.61°N, 88.90°WPrairie Bluff — 33.52°N, 88.84°WPrairie Bluff — 33.38°N, 88.74°WPrairie Bluff — 33.15°N, 88.67°WPrairie Bluff — 33.07°N, 88.61°WPrairie Bluff — 33.05°N, 88.56°WPrairie Bluff — 32.91°N, 88.51°WPrairie Bluff — 34.48°N, 88.98°WPrairie Bluff — 32.73°N, 88.30°WPrairie Bluff — 32.74°N, 88.36°WPrairie Bluff — 32.70°N, 88.17°WPrairie Bluff — 32.63°N, 88.22°WPrairie Bluff — 32.49°N, 88.10°WPrairie Bluff — 32.43°N, 88.04°WPrairie Bluff — 32.39°N, 87.92°WPrairie Bluff — 32.31°N, 87.80°WPrairie Bluff — 32.23°N, 87.50°WPrairie Bluff — 32.14°N, 87.42°WPrairie Bluff — 32.07°N, 87.33°WPrairie Bluff — 32.04°N, 87.26°WPrairie Bluff — 32.08°N, 87.03°WPrairie Bluff — 32.05°N, 86.99°WPrairie Bluff — 32.05°N, 86.81°WPrairie Bluff — 32.05°N, 86.81°WPrairie Bluff — 31.97°N, 86.72°WPrairie Bluff — 32.00°N, 86.48°WPrairie Bluff — 31.98°N, 86.00°WPrairie Bluff — 31.92°N, 86.17°WPrairie Bluff — 31.98°N, 85.92°WProvidence — 31.91°N, 86.17°WProvidence — 31.87°N, 86.08°WProvidence — 31.97°N, 86.00°WProvidence — 31.86°N, 85.95°WProvidence — 31.92°N, 85.82°WProvidence — 31.89°N, 85.70°WProvidence — 31.95°N, 85.68°WProvidence — 31.92°N, 85.35°WProvidence — 31.84°N, 85.22°WProvidence — 31.78°N, 85.14°WProvidence — 31.75°N, 85.12°WProvidence — 31.80°N, 85.00°WProvidence — 31.96°N, 85.45°WProvidence — 31.89°N, 85.21°WLisbon — 31.53°N, 87.60°WLisbon — 31.84°N, 88.25°WLisbon — 31.50°N, 87.80°WLisbon — 31.76°N, 88.10°WCorsicana Marl — 33.53°N, 94.51°WCorsicana Marl — 33.51°N, 94.67°WCorsicana Marl — 33.34°N, 95.40°WCorsicana Marl — 33.10°N, 95.99°WCorsicana Marl — 32.87°N, 96.20°WCorsicana Marl — 32.85°N, 96.21°WCorsicana Marl — 32.76°N, 96.28°WCorsicana Marl — 32.59°N, 96.32°WCorsicana Marl — 32.53°N, 96.27°WCorsicana Marl — 32.25°N, 96.29°WCorsicana Marl — 32.06°N, 96.47°WCorsicana Marl — 31.82°N, 96.54°WCorsicana Marl — 31.75°N, 96.58°WCorsicana Marl — 31.74°N, 96.61°WCorsicana Marl — 31.52°N, 96.58°WCorsicana Marl — 31.40°N, 96.73°WCorsicana Marl — 31.30°N, 96.75°WCorsicana Marl — 31.12°N, 96.82°WCorsicana Marl — 30.94°N, 96.95°WCorsicana Marl — 30.81°N, 97.10°WCorsicana Marl — 30.85°N, 97.08°WCorsicana Marl — 30.69°N, 97.20°WCorsicana Marl — 30.37°N, 97.46°WCorsicana Marl — 30.37°N, 97.45°WCorsicana Marl — 30.34°N, 97.51°WCorsicana Marl — 30.23°N, 97.52°WCorsicana Marl — 30.20°N, 97.58°WCorsicana Marl — 29.98°N, 97.69°WCorsicana Marl — 29.95°N, 97.71°WCorsicana Marl — 29.83°N, 97.84°WCorsicana Marl — 29.75°N, 97.88°WCorsicana Marl — 29.60°N, 98.03°WCorsicana Marl — 29.62°N, 98.06°WCorsicana Marl — 29.63°N, 98.54°WCorsicana Marl — 29.55°N, 98.13°WCorsicana Marl — 29.49°N, 98.19°WCorsicana Marl — 29.44°N, 98.56°WCorsicana Marl — 29.39°N, 98.71°WCorsicana Marl — 29.37°N, 98.78°WCorsicana Marl — 29.35°N, 98.58°WCorsicana Marl — 29.48°N, 98.81°WCorsicana Marl — 29.35°N, 98.88°WCorsicana Marl — 31.30°N, 96.90°WCook Mountain — 31.29°N, 86.56°WCook Mountain — 31.31°N, 86.48°WCook Mountain — 30.53°N, 96.69°WCook Mountain — 31.25°N, 95.73°WCook Mountain — 31.75°N, 92.97°WCook Mountain — 32.32°N, 89.03°WCook Mountain — 32.17°N, 88.83°WCook Mountain — 32.32°N, 89.16°WCook Mountain — 32.04°N, 88.73°WMoodys Branch — 32.85°N, 90.41°WMoodys Branch — 32.95°N, 90.17°WMoodys Branch — 32.23°N, 92.15°WMoodys Branch — 32.01°N, 92.00°WMoodys Branch — 32.33°N, 90.15°WMoodys Branch — 31.88°N, 88.69°WMoodys Branch — 31.88°N, 88.32°WMoodys Branch — 31.77°N, 88.33°WMoodys Branch — 31.50°N, 87.80°WMoodys Branch — 31.31°N, 86.48°WMoodys Branch — 31.55°N, 87.58°WMoodys Branch — 31.14°N, 87.94°WSevern — 38.80°N, 77.00°WSevern — 38.89°N, 76.85°WSevern — 38.92°N, 76.85°WSevern — 39.04°N, 76.57°WSevern — 39.33°N, 76.03°WEscondido — 29.59°N, 98.07°WEscondido — 29.30°N, 98.84°WEscondido — 29.34°N, 98.89°WEscondido — 29.29°N, 98.97°WEscondido — 29.38°N, 99.00°WEscondido — 29.36°N, 99.06°WEscondido — 29.27°N, 99.05°WEscondido — 29.34°N, 99.16°WEscondido — 29.24°N, 99.23°WEscondido — 29.32°N, 99.27°WEscondido — 29.25°N, 99.28°WEscondido — 29.23°N, 99.47°WEscondido — 29.18°N, 99.66°WEscondido — 29.10°N, 99.86°WEscondido — 29.11°N, 99.82°WEscondido — 29.08°N, 100.00°WEscondido — 29.06°N, 100.06°WEscondido — 29.03°N, 100.25°WEscondido — 28.87°N, 100.16°WEscondido — 28.96°N, 100.22°WEscondido — 28.92°N, 100.26°WEscondido — 28.72°N, 100.47°WEscondido — 28.71°N, 100.71°WEscondido — 28.65°N, 100.43°WEscondido — 28.64°N, 100.44°WEscondido — 28.55°N, 100.33°WEscondido — 28.53°N, 100.32°WEscondido — 28.60°N, 100.25°WEscondido — 28.61°N, 100.14°WEscondido — 28.26°N, 100.27°WGosport Sand — 31.52°N, 87.90°WGosport Sand — 31.54°N, 87.52°WOwl Creek — 34.17°N, 88.89°WOwl Creek — 34.93°N, 88.87°WOwl Creek — 34.82°N, 88.88°WOwl Creek — 34.74°N, 88.90°WOwl Creek — 34.63°N, 88.84°WOwl Creek — 34.50°N, 89.00°WOwl Creek — 34.45°N, 89.00°WOwl Creek — 34.44°N, 88.95°WOwl Creek — 34.23°N, 89.00°WOwl Creek — 37.00°N, 89.85°WOwl Creek — 37.02°N, 89.85°WLondon Clay — 51.43°N, 2.00°WLondon Clay — 51.40°N, 0.83°ELondon Clay — 50.83°N, 0.78°WLondon Clay — 50.89°N, 1.28°WKincaid — 31.28°N, 96.98°WSables a Nummulites variolarius — 49.25°N, 2.50°EChiwapa — 34.63°N, 88.85°WChiwapa — 34.60°N, 88.95°WChiwapa — 34.46°N, 88.90°WChiwapa — 34.38°N, 88.98°WChiwapa — 34.36°N, 88.93°WChiwapa — 34.21°N, 88.98°WChiwapa — 34.25°N, 88.96°WJalama — 34.52°N, 120.39°WJalama — 34.51°N, 120.45°WJalama — 34.50°N, 120.34°WPorters Creek — 31.90°N, 86.88°WPorters Creek — 33.12°N, 88.08°WPorters Creek — 31.93°N, 87.02°WPorters Creek — 32.12°N, 87.26°WPorters Creek — 31.99°N, 87.29°WPorters Creek — 31.98°N, 87.13°WPorters Creek — 32.20°N, 87.76°WPorters Creek — 32.12°N, 87.57°WPorters Creek — 32.03°N, 87.45°WPeedee — 34.04°N, 79.80°WPeedee — 33.99°N, 79.52°WPeedee — 33.91°N, 79.45°WPeedee — 33.83°N, 79.25°WPeedee — 34.27°N, 77.95°WBudden Canyon — 40.45°N, 122.56°WBudden Canyon — 40.43°N, 122.60°WBudden Canyon — 40.46°N, 122.55°WCrockett — 30.63°N, 96.54°WCrockett — 30.67°N, 96.37°WWoodbine — 31.95°N, 97.32°WWoodbine — 32.73°N, 97.22°WWoodbine — 32.84°N, 97.08°WWoodbine — 32.77°N, 97.01°WWoodbine — 32.86°N, 97.06°WWoodbine — 32.99°N, 96.95°WWoodbine — 33.66°N, 96.91°WWoodbine — 33.71°N, 96.46°WWoodbine — 33.81°N, 96.83°WWoodbine — 33.76°N, 96.54°WWoodbine — 33.62°N, 96.61°WWoodbine — 33.66°N, 96.45°WJuncal — 34.77°N, 119.16°WJuncal — 34.47°N, 119.02°WKiowa — 37.32°N, 99.75°WKiowa — 37.28°N, 99.66°WKiowa — 37.44°N, 99.08°WKiowa — 37.40°N, 99.02°WKiowa — 38.41°N, 97.99°WKiowa — 38.60°N, 97.82°WKiowa — 38.53°N, 97.90°WKiowa — 38.43°N, 97.90°WKiowa — 38.65°N, 98.01°WKiowa — 38.63°N, 98.10°WKiowa — 38.60°N, 97.93°WKiowa — 38.89°N, 97.79°WKiowa — 38.73°N, 97.53°WKiowa — 38.76°N, 97.75°WKiowa — 38.75°N, 97.75°WKiowa — 38.76°N, 97.86°WAlisitos — 31.52°N, 116.65°WKap Leslie — 70.48°N, 21.97°W

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The named rock units Gastropoda has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. The read hit its cap, so each count is a floor. 362 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 1,070 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Found in the same rock

1,637 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 544 sites for Gastropoda, and this reads 240 of them. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

at least 305 references

Each of the 12,000 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. That read hit its cap, so each count is a floor. 293 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content2

Picture of Gastropoda

Credit
See his respective owners.
Licence
Public Domain
Commercial use
the licence allows it

3D model

Source
Sketchfab
Licence
CC0 Public Domain
Commercial use
the licence allows it

The description on this site

Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0

This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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