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Harpagodes ✝
Description | Harpagodes is an extinct genus of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Harpagodidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpagodes, 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 : Aporrhaidae : Harpagodes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Aporrhaidae : Harpagodes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Harpagodes Gill, 1870 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Amer. J. Conch., 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 183 - 174 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | slow-moving (based on Aporrhaidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | detritivore (based on Aporrhaidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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/Harpagodes |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Harpagodes (Jaccardites) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Dolium nodosum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Harpagodes americanus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Harpagodes beaumontiana ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Harpagodes desori ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Harpagodes mexicanus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Harpagodes nodosus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Harpagodes oceani ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Harpagodes pelagi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Harpagodes pseudobicarinata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Pterocera beaumontiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pterocera desori species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pterocera jaccardi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pterocera pelagi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pterocera pseudobicarinata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Strombus oceani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1870 | Harpagodes Gill |
2002 | Harpagodes Sepkoski, Jr. |
2009 | Harpagodes Kollmann pp. 51 - 52 |
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!