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Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis)
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Rank | subgenus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cerithiidae : Rhinoclavis : Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (75%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 16.0 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Cerithiidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | grazer (based on Cerithiidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. J. W. Hendy. 2007. Circum-Pacific Late Cenozoic Paleobiogeography: Consideration of latitudinal gradients, provincialism and beta diversity (Unpublished taxonomic opinions). |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) aspera species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) bonneti ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) fasciata species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1840 | Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) Swainson |
1972 | Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) Ladd p. 33 |
2007 | Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) Hendy |
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!