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Nassaria
Description | Nassaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nassaria, 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,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Nassaria Link, 1807 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Link, Johann H. F. 1807. Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adler Vol. 3: 101-165. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 4 (36%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 59.2 - 47.8 Ma Paleogene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | slow-moving (based on Nassariidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Nassariidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nassaria |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Nassaria (Microfusus) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Nassaria (Nassaria) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Hindsia acuminate species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hindsia birmanica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hindsia nodicostata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria acmeleuca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria acuminata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria acutispirata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria amboynensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria atjehensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria birmanica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Nassaria bitubercularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria bombax species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria callomoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria corollaria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria coromandelica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria dijki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria europaea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria exquisita species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria fibula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria fusiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria gracilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria gyroscopoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria hillae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria incerta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria incisa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria intacta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria javana ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Nassaria laevior species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria magnifica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria miriamae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria moosai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria multiplicata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria nassoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria neacolubrinus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nassaria nebulonis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria nivea species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Nassaria okinavia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria perlata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria problematica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria punjabensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
Nassaria pusilla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria recurva species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria redimiculum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria rickardi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria samarangana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria sinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria solida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria spinigera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria tambaccana ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nassaria tarta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria teres species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria termesoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria thalassomeli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria thesaura species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria turbinata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria turrita species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria varicosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria vermeiji species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria visayensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria wallacei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nassaria wanneri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Triton javanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Triton neacolubrinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tritonium tambaccanum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Microfusus Dall, 1916 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Microfusus |
Hindsia A.Adams, 1855 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Hindsia |
Benthindsia Iredale, 1936 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Benthindsia |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1807 | Nassaria Link |
1935 | Nassaria Oostingh p. 82 |
1939 | Nassaria Mukerjee p. 58 |
1989 | Nassaria Robba et al. p. 78 |
1990 | Nassaria Beu et al. p. 412 |
1994 | Nassaria Wilson p. 63 |
2001 | Nassaria Todd |
2002 | Nassaria 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!