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Cerithimorpha
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Rank | order (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithimorpha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (1.1%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 393 - 384 Ma Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. N. Golikov and Y. I. Starobogatov. 1975. Systematics of prosobranch gastropods. Malacologia 15(2):185-232 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Orthonemidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 217 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1975 | Cerithimorpha Golikov and Starobogatov |
References
Golikov A. N., Starobogatov Y. I. (1975) Systematics of prosobranch gastropods, Malacologia 15 2, 185-232 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!