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Protoma
| Description | Protoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turritellidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protoma, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Protoma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Protoma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Protoma Baird, 1870 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Baird, W. 1870. Description of a new genus and species of shells from Whydah, on the west coast of Africa, with some remarks on the genus Proto of Defrance. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870: 59-61. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (27%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Turritellidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Turritellidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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/Protoma |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Protoma (Protoma) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Protoma (Protomella) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Protoma cathedralis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 15 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Protoma densecingulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protoma deshayesi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
| Protoma knockeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protoma praetermissa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protoma renevieri ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Protoma retrodilatatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Protoma rotifera ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 13.8 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Protoma sindiense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Protoma subrenevieri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Protoma vasconiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Turritella cathedralis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Turritella deshayesi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Turritella renevieri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Turritella rotifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Protomella Thiele, 1929 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Protomella |
| Prototoma Crosse, 1872 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Prototoma |
| Protama Cossmann, 1922 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Protama |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1870 | Protoma Baird |
| 1957 | Protoma Marwick p. 161 |
| 1996 | Protoma Allmon p. 10 |
| 2002 | Protoma Harzhauser p. 76 |
| 2002 | Protoma Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Protoma Harzhauser p. 123 |
| 2005 | Protoma Bouchet et al. pp. 142, 249 |
| 2009 | Protoma Harzhauser et al. p. 344 |
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!
