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Rhineoderma ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Platyceratidae : Rhineoderma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 354 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 326 - 318 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Platyceratidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile, epibiont (based on Platyceratidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | coprophage (based on Platyceratidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion (based on Platyceratoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, aragonite (based on Platyceratidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | L. G. de Koninck. 1883. Faune du calcaire carbonifère de la Belgique, 4e partie, Gastéropodes (suite en fin). Musée Royale d’Historie Naturelle Belgique Annales, Série Paléontoloque 8:1-240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Rhineoderma arenosa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Rhineoderma benediana ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pleurotomaria dinglensis ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 354 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Rhineoderma gemmuliferum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 336 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Rhineoderma hotwellsensis ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 336 Ma Carboniferous | 336 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Pleurotomaria nodulostriata ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Rhineoderma nystii ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Pleurotomaria piasaensis ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Rhineoderma radula ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Pleurotomaria subcarbonaria ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pleurotomaria wortheni ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1883 | Rhinoderma de Koninck |
| 1960 | Rhineoderma Knight et al. p. 198 |
| 1975 | Rhineoderma Rollins p. 14 |
| 2002 | Rhinoderma Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
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!
