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Trochita
| Description | Trochita is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trochita, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Trochita | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Calyptraeidae : Trochita | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Trochita Schumacher, 1817 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Essai Vers test., 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 7 (54%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile, attached | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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/Trochita |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 197 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Calyptraea (Trochita) costaria ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Calyptraea (Trochita) crenata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Calyptraea (Trochita) floridana ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Calyptraea (Trochita) ornata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Calyptraea (Trochita) spirata species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Calyptraea (Trochita) trochiformis species | listed (PBDB) | 17 | 58.7 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Calyptraea costaria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Calyptraea crenata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Calyptraea floridana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Calyptraea ornata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochita alaskana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochita calyptraeformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochita collinsii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Trochita dhofarensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochita occidentalis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Trochita pileolus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Trochita pileus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Trochita poculum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochita radians species | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Trochita solida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochita trochiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochita ventricosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochus apertus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Trochatella Lesson, 1831 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Trochatella |
| Trochyta Rochebrune, 1881 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Trochyta |
| Trochilla Swainson, 1835 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Trochilla |
| Trochila Gray, 1868 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Trochila |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1817 | Trochita Schumacher |
| 1928 | Calyptraea (Trochita) Nagao p. 94 |
| 1931 | Calyptraea (Trochita) Grant and Gale p. 795 |
| 1957 | Trochita Woodring pp. 79, 80 |
| 1970 | Calyptraea (Trochita) Addicott p. 61 |
| 1975 | Calyptraea (Trochita) Vokes |
| 2001 | Trochita Todd |
| 2002 | Trochita 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!
