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Ranella
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cymatiidae : Ranella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (17%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Cymatiidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Cymatiidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Cymatiidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Cymatiidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ranella anglica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Ranella antiqua ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Ranella chilena ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ranella domenginica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Ranella gemmifera species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Ranella intercostalis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Ranella junghuhni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Ranella katherineae ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Ranella leucostoma ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Ranella magnifica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Ranella olearium species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 13.7 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Ranella poppelacki ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Ranella prattii species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ranella promensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Ranella tubercularis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Ranella vancouverensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ranella washingtoniana ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1816 | Ranella Lamarck |
| 1950 | Argobuccinum (Ranella) Eames p. 244 |
| 1978 | Ranella Beu p. 36 |
| 1983 | Ranella Squires p. 357 |
| 1984 | Ranella Squires p. 27 |
| 1993 | Ranella Wilson p. 242 |
| 2002 | Ranella 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!
