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Mitra (Tiara)
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| Rank | subgenus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Mitridae : Mitra : Mitra (Tiara) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (18%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Mitridae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Mitridae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Mitra (Tiara) bolivarensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Mitra (Tiara) desmia ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 13.8 Ma Miocene | 13.8 Ma Miocene | |
| Mitra (Tiara) gigantea species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Mitra (Tiara) grateloupi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Mitra (Tiara) isabella ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Mitra (Tiara) lajoyi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Mitra (Tiara) mosaensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Mitra (Tiara) substriatula ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Mitra (Tiara) tegalensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
| Tiara junghuhni ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1831 | Tiara Swainson |
| 1928 | Mitra (Tiara) Woodring p. 242 |
| 1935 | Mitra (Tiara) Oostingh p. 89 |
| 1961 | Mitra (Tiara) Dey |
| 1964 | Mitra (Tiara) Woodring p. 283 |
| 1967 | Mitra (Tiara) Abbass p. 100 |
| 1973 | Mitra (Tiara) Marasti p. 92 |
| 2002 | Tiara 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!
