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Paludina
| Description | Viviparus, common name the river snails, is a genus of large, freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paludina, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Hydrobiidae : Paludina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Viviparidae : Paludina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Paludina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (7.1%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 209 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | freshwater (based on Viviparidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Viviparidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Viviparidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | viviparous (based on Viviparidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Viviparidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. Hislop. 1859. On the Tertiary deposits, associated with trap-rock, in the East Indes. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 16:154-182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paludina |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Paludina acicularis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Paludina normalis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Paludina ornata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Paludina pura ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Paludina pyramis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Paludina rawesi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Paludina sankeyi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Paludina soluta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Paludina subangulata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Paludina subcylindracea ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Paludina takliensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Paludina virapai ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Paludina wapsharei ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1812 | Paludina Férussac |
| 1833 | Paludina Fitzinger |
| 2005 | Paludina Bouchet et al. p. 125 |
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!
