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Mnestia
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Mnestiidae : Mnestia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Scaphandridae : Mnestia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Mnestia H.Adams & A.Adams, 1854 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Gen. Rec. Moll., 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (33%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Pyramidelloidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Pyramidelloidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Mnestia arachis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mnestia boussaci species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mnestia colorata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mnestia girardi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mnestia marmorata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mnestia meyeri species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Mnestia ovata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mnestia turgidula ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 19 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Mnestia villica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Adamnestia Iredale, 1936 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Mnestiidae : Adamnestia |
| Ventomnestia Iredale, 1936 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Mnestiidae : Ventomnestia |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1847 | Cylichna (Mnestia) Abrard |
| 1854 | Mnestia Adams and A. |
| 1895 | Roxania (Mnestia) Cossmann p. 100 |
| 1973 | Cylichna (Mnestia) Kuster-Wendenburg p. 151 |
| 1977 | Mnestia Dockery p. 103 |
| 2002 | Mnestia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2008 | Mnestia Marquet et al. p. 64 |
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!
