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Modulidae
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Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Modulidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 6 (46%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Modulidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | grazer (based on Modulidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: Herbivore on plant or algal, or rock, rubble or coral substrates according to Todd (2001). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. L. Beesley. 1998. Mollusca: the southern synthesis. Fauna of Australia 5 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Aplodon genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Modulus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 99 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Psammodulus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 7.25 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1884 | Modulidae Fischer |
1988 | Modulidae Ponder and Warén p. 295 |
1998 | Modulidae Beesley p. 730 |
2001 | Modulidae Lozouet et al. p. 22 |
2001 | Modulidae Todd |
2005 | Modulidae Bouchet et al. p. 249 |
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!