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Ellobium
Description | Ellobium is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellobium, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ellobiida : Ellobiidae : Ellobium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ellobiidae : Ellobium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Ellobium Röding, 1798 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Röding, Peter F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried. Bolten, M. D.p.d. per XL. annos Proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars Secunda conineus Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Johan Christi. Trappii, Hamburgi.: i–viii; 1–199. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (50%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | terrestrial (based on Pulmonata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Ellobiidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | grazer (based on Ellobiidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Pulmonata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Kiessling. 2004. Ecology opinions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellobium |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Auricula castanea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Auricula elegans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Auricula lineolata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Auricula protensa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Auricula pygmaea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Auricula subovula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Auricula tournali species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Auricula variabilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Auricula venetiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium abollenense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium auricula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium aurisjudae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium aurismidae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium boriesi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium ceylanicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium chinense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium citharellaeforme species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium dominicense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium gangeticum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium gaziense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium grateloupi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium hanleyanum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium heberti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium incrassatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium koerti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium lorteti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium namneticum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium oblongum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium olivaeforme species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium pyramidale ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | |
Ellobium requienii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium roberti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium scheepmakeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium scotinum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium semisculptum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium simplex species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium stagnale species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium strangulatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium subjudae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium tornatelliforme species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ellobium vicentinum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Elobium Jousseaume, 1887 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ellobiida : Ellobiidae : Elobium |
Autonoella Wenz, 1947 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ellobiida : Ellobiidae : Autonoella |
Autenoe Tryon, 1884 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ellobiida : Ellobiidae : Autenoe |
Geovula Swainson, 1840 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ellobiida : Ellobiidae : Geovula |
Auriculodes Strand, 1928 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ellobiida : Ellobiidae : Auriculodes |
Autonoe Guppy, 1868 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ellobiida : Ellobiidae : Autonoe |
Auricula Lamarck, 1799 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ellobiida : Ellobiidae : Auricula |
Auriculina Kobelt, 1898 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ellobiida : Ellobiidae : Auriculina |
Auriculus Montfort, 1810 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ellobiida : Ellobiidae : Auriculus |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1798 | Ellobium Roeding |
2004 | Ellobium Kiessling |
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!