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Littoraria
Description | Littoraria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littoraria, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Littorinidae : Littoraria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinidae : Littoraria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scientific Name | Littoraria Gray, 1833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Griffith, E. & Pidgeon, E. (1833-1834). The Mollusca and Radiata. Vol. 12, In: E. Griffith, [1824]−1835, The Animal Kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, [...]. London: Whittaker and Co., viii + 601 pp., 61 pls. [1−138 (Date of publication according to Petit & Coan, 2008: pp 1-192, Mollusca pls. 1−39 - 1833; pp 193-601, pls. Zoophytes 2−20, Mollusca corrected pls. 28*, 36*, 37*, pls. 40-41 - 1834]. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 7 (50%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Littorinidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | grazer (based on Littorinidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | ウズラタマキビ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littoraria |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Littoraria (Littorinopsis) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Littoraria (Palustorina) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Littoraria (Styloplocus) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Littoraria (Palustorina) articulata species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Littoraria aberrans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria albicans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria angulifera species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Littoraria ardouiniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria articulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria bengalensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria carinifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria cingulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria cingulifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria coccinea species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Littoraria coccinea ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
Littoraria conica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria delicatula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria fasciata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria filosa species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Littoraria flammea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria flava species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Littoraria ianthostoma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria intermedia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria irrorata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 30 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Littoraria lutea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria luteola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria mauritiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria melanostoma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria nebulosa species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Littoraria pallescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria philippiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria pintado species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria pullata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria rosewateri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria scabra species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Littoraria sinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria strigata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria subvittata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria sulculosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria tessellata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria undulata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Littoraria varia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria variegata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria vespacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littoraria zebra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Littorina amorica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Littorinopsis Mörch, 1876 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Littorinidae : Littorinopsis |
Protolittoraria Reid, 1989 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Littorinidae : Protolittoraria |
Lamellilitorina Tryon, 1887 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Littorinidae : Lamellilitorina |
Palustorina Reid, 1986 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Littorinidae : Palustorina |
Bulimilittorina Reid, 1989 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Littorinidae : Bulimilittorina |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1834 | Littoraria Griffith and Pigeon |
1993 | Littoraria Wilson p. 144 |
2001 | Littoraria Todd |
2002 | Littoraria 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!