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Triptychus
Description | Triptychus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triptychus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pyramidellidae : Triptychus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Triptychus Mörch, 1875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Mörch O.A.L. (1875). Synopsis molluscorum marinorum Indiarum occidentalium imprimis insularum danicarum. Malakozoologische Blätter, 22: 142-184. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 5.33 - 3.60 Ma Neogene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Pyramidellidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Pyramidellidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triptychus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Triptychus incantatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Triptychus litosbathron species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Triptychus niveus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Triptychus pacificus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Triptychus pliocena species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1875 | Triptychus Mörch |
2001 | Triptychus Todd |
2002 | Triptychus 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!