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Glyptospira ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Microdomatidae : Glyptospira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Microdomatidae : Glyptospira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Glyptospira Chronic, 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer., 63, (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 318 - 315 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Euomphaloidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | detritivore (based on Microdomatidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite, "calcite" (based on Microdomatidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. Chronic. 1952. Molluscan fauna from the Permian Kaibab Formation, Walnut Canyon, Arizona. Geological Society America Bulletin 63(2):95-166 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Glyptospira arelela ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
Glyptospira cingulata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 279 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Glyptospira cristulata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 279 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Glyptospira huecoensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 290 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Glyptospira pinna ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
Glyptospira quadriserrata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
Glyptospira sonorensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Glyptospira tricostata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 296 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Glyptospira turrita ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 296 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1952 | Glyptospira Chronic |
1960 | Glyptospira Knight et al. p. 243 |
1988 | Glyptospira Erwin p. 873 |
2002 | Glyptospira 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!