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Tuba
| Description | The tuba (Italian: [ˈtuːba]) (bass) is the lowest-pitched musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, the sound is produced by lip vibration into a large mouthpiece. It first appeared in the mid-19th century, making it one of the newer instruments in the modern orchestra and concert band. The tuba largely replaced the ophicleide. Tuba is Latin for 'trumpet'. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuba, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Mathildidae : Tuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Allogastropoda : Mathildidae : Tuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Tuba Lea, 1833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Contrib. Geol.: 127 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (29%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 140 - 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Mathildidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Mathildidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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/Tuba |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Gegania antiquata species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 36 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Gegania mississippiensis species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Gegania vibrayeana species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Tuba acutissima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tuba alternata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tuba arabica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tuba bella species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Tuba divisa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tuba elatospira species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tuba fuscocincta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tuba hendersoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tuba jeffreysi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tuba kiiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tuba leana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tuba manzaneti species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Tuba marylandica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tuba olsoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tuba peruviana species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Tuba pinguis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tuba valkyrie species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tuba viola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Tubena Marwick, 1943 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Mathildidae : Tubena |
| Kaitangata Finlay & Marwick, 1937 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Mathildidae : Kaitangata |
| Gegania Jeffreys, 1884 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Mathildidae : Gegania |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1884 | Gegania Jeffreys |
| 1943 | Tubena Marwick |
| 1947 | Gegania Gardner p. 578 |
| 1964 | Gegania Sohl p. 362 |
| 1972 | Gegania Ladd p. 18 |
| 1990 | Gegania (Tubena) Beu et al. p. 422 |
| 1993 | Gegania Dockery p. 90 |
| 2002 | Gegania Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Tubena Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2007 | Gegania Wienrich and Janssen p. 733 |
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!
