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Faunus
| Description | In ancient Roman religion and myth, Faunus [ˈfau̯nʊs] was the horned god of the forest, plains and fields; when he made cattle fertile he was called Inuus. He came to be equated in literature with the Greek god Pan. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faunus, 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 : Pachychilidae : Faunus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Pachychilidae : Faunus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Faunus Montfort, 1810 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Conch., 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (13%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 61.6 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | freshwater (based on Pachychilidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Cerithioidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Cerithioidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. A. Olsson. 1931. Contributions to the Tertiary Paleontology of Northern Peru: Part 4, The Peruvian Oligocene. Bulletins of American Paleontology 17(63) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faunus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Faunus (Pseudofaunus) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Cerithium paytensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Faunus angustus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Faunus archiaci species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Faunus ater species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Faunus boettgeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Faunus bosniacus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Faunus cerithiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Faunus clavosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Faunus cossmanni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Faunus dispar species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Faunus fornensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Faunus haranti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Faunus lagunitensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Faunus lamarckii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Faunus marcidulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Faunus markleyensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Faunus nipponicus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Faunus paytensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Faunus ramondi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Faunus rigidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Faunus wingeastonia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Faunus xenicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pirena torta species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 61.6 Ma Paleocene | 61.6 Ma Paleocene | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Pyrena Menke, 1828 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pachychilidae : Pyrena |
| Pirena Lamarck, 1822 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pachychilidae : Pirena |
| Faunopsis Gill, 1863 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pachychilidae : Faunopsis |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1810 | Faunus Montfort |
| 1817 | Ebena Schumacher |
| 1822 | Melanamona Bowdich |
| 1922 | Faunus Woods p. 86 |
| 1928 | Faunus Nagao p. 103 |
| 1931 | Faunus Olsson p. 85 |
| 1989 | Faunus Vaught et al. p. 28 |
| 1995 | Faunus Pacaud and Le Renard p. 156 |
| 2002 | Pirena 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!
