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Eopustularia ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Eopustularia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 47.8 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Cypraeidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore, grazer (based on Cypraeidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Fehse. 2010. New Species of fossil Cypraeoidea from Europe and Australia (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Palaeontographica Abteilung A 292(1-3):1-19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Eopustularia acyensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Eopustularia balinka ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Eopustularia bartonensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Eopustularia brackleshamensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Eopustularia chevallieri ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Eopustularia compacta ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Eopustularia goedertorum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Eopustularia gregorioi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Eopustularia mejasensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Eopustularia moloni ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Eopustularia subrostrata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2010 | Eopustularia Fehse p. 5 |
References
| Fehse D. (2010) New Species of fossil Cypraeoidea from Europe and Australia (Mollusca: Gastropoda), Palaeontographica Abteilung A 292 1-3, 1-19 |
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!
