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Astele
| Description | Astele is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calliostomatidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astele, 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 : Trochida : Calliostomatidae : Astele | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochidae : Astele | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Astele Swainson, 1855 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Proc. Roy. Soc. Van Diemensland, 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (43%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Trochidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Trochidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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/Astele |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Astele (Astelena) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Astele (Callistele) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Astele (Coralastele) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Astele armillata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astele boileaui species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astele bularra species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Astele ciliaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astele engebiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astele monile species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astele multigrana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astele punctocostata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astele rubiginosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astele scitula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astele similaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astele speciosa species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Astele stenomphala species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astele subcarinata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Salsipotens Iredale, 1924 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Calliostomatidae : Salsipotens |
| Eutrochus A.Adams, 1864 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Calliostomatidae : Eutrochus |
| Astelena Iredale, 1924 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Calliostomatidae : Astelena |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1855 | Astele Swainson |
| 1966 | Astele Ladd p. 37 |
| 1972 | Astele Ladd p. 13 |
| 1987 | Astele Short and Potter p. 10 |
| 1990 | Astele Beu et al. p. 404 |
| 1993 | Astele Wilson p. 64 |
| 2002 | Astele 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!
