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Gladius
| Description | Gladius (GLAY-dee-əs, Classical Latin: [ˈɡladɪ.ʊs]) was one Latin word for sword, and is used to represent the primary sword of Ancient Roman foot soldiers. Early ancient Roman swords were similar to those of the Greeks, called xiphos. From the 3rd century BC, however, the Romans adopted swords similar to those used by the Celtiberians and others during the early part of the conquest of Hispania. This sword was known as the gladius hispaniensis, or "Hispanic sword". From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladius, 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 : Chromista : Ochrophyta : Bacillariophyceae : Rhizosoleniales : Pyxillaceae : Gladius | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Diatomophyceae : Centrales : Gladius | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Gladius A.Forti & P.Schulz, 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Forti, A. & Schulz, P. (1932). Erste Mitteilung über Diatomeen aus dem hannoverschen Gault. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt, 50(2): 241-246, pl. III | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Centrales) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Centrales) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Centrales) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | asexual (based on Centrales) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Centrales) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. Cervato. 2005. personal opinion. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladius |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Gladius antarcticus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gladius antiquus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gladius clavatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gladius hispidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gladius jouseanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gladius maximus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gladius pacificus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gladius perfectus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gladius pistilliformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gladius rhizophorus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gladius schulzii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gladius speciosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gladius trispinosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2005 | Gladius Cervato |
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!
