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Eudolium
Description | Eudolium is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudolium, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Tonnidae : Eudolium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Tonnidae : Eudolium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Eudolium Dall, 1889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Dall W.H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXIX. Report on the Mollusca. Part 2, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College, 18: 1-492, pls. 10-40. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (29%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 16.0 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Tonnidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Tonnidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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/Eudolium |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Eudolium (Eudolium) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Dolium (Eudolium) arabicum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Dolium (Eudolium) ormarense ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Dolium (Eudolium) tessellatum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Dolium arabicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dolium ormarense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eudolium aoteanum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Eudolium bairdii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eudolium crosseanum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eudolium dingdense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eudolium subfasciatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Cassidaria Link, 1807 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Tonnidae : Cassidaria |
Doliopsis Monterosato, 1872 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Tonnidae : Doliopsis |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1872 | Doliopsis Monterosato p. 49 |
1889 | Eudolium Dall |
1891 | Eudolium (Galeodolium) Sacco |
1891 | Tuberculodolium Sacco p. 223 |
1891 | Eudolium (Galeodolium) Sacco p. 228 |
1923 | Eudolium Clark and Arnold p. 168 |
Year | Name and Author |
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1925 | Dolium (Eudolium) Vredenburg p. 282 |
1978 | Eudolium Maxwell p. 36 |
1993 | Eudolium Wilson p. 251 |
2002 | Eudolium Sepkoski, Jr. |
2005 | Eudolium Beu p. 106 |
2010 | Eudolium Beu |
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!