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Description

Capulus is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capulus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	9475623	https://www.gbif.org/species/9475623
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	65664	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=65664

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Capulidae : Capulus

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Capulidae : Capulus

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Gastropoda	Cuvier 1797
superorder	Hypsogastropoda
infraorder	Littorinimorpha	Golikov and Starobogtov 1975
superfamily	Capuloidea	Fleming 1822
family	Capulidae	Fleming 1822
genus	Capulus	Montfort 1810

Scientific Name

Capulus Montfort, 1810

Name Published In

Montfort, Pierre D. de. 1810. Conchyliologie systématique, et classification méthodique des coquilles. F. Schoell, Paris. Vol. Tome second: 1–676.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Pileopsis	genus	belongs to Gastropoda	stated with evidence	Lamarck, 1822
Pileopsis	genus	belongs to Capulidae	stated with evidence	Hutton, 1873

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

296 - 290 Ma
Permian

Motility

facultatively mobile, attached (based on Capulidae)

Vision

limited (based on Gastropoda)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Capulidae)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Gastropoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. B. Lamarck. 1822. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres 6(2):1-232

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capulus

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Acroculia sigmoidale ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Capulus americanus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		27	47.8 Ma Eocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Capulus apollinis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Capulus arabicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus batius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus bilateralis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus bonneti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus bourdoti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus californicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus chipolanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus circinatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Capulus complectus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus compressus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus crenistria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus cuthandensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus cyrtocera ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Capulus danieli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus devexus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus elegans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus epicranum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	3.60 Ma Pliocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Capulus erectus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus fragilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus gatunensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	11.6 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Capulus haliotis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	431 Ma Silurian	431 Ma Silurian
Capulus hartlebeni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus huangi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus istmica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus japonicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus javanus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Capulus junghuhni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Capulus koeneni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus langdoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus lius ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	3.60 Ma Pliocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Capulus merignacensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus microstriatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus monroei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus muensteri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Capulus munsteri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus ngai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus novaezelandiae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus pacificus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus planus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus pulcherrimus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus selcanus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Capulus sericeus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus silverthorni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Capulus simplex species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus spangleri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus striatulus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus subcompressus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus subelegans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus subquadratus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus ungaricoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus ungaricus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		14	47.8 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Capulus verus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capulus violaceus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pileopsis anceps species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pileopsis cornucopiae ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		8	47.8 Ma Eocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Pileopsis dilatata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		3	47.8 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Pileopsis elegans ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	47.8 Ma Eocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Pileopsis gossensi ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pileopsis opercularis ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	47.8 Ma Eocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Pileopsis patelloides ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Pileopsis pennata ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	47.8 Ma Eocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Pileopsis pennatus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Pileopsis prisca ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Pileopsis retortella ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		3	47.8 Ma Eocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Pileopsis spirirostris ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		5	47.8 Ma Eocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Pileopsis tenella ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	296 Ma Permian	290 Ma Permian

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Capulonix Iredale, 1929	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Capulidae : *Capulonix*
Cassulus Forbes, 1835	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Capulidae : *Cassulus*
Actita Fischer von Waldheim, 1823	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Capulidae : *Actita*
Pilaeopsis Lamarck, 1822	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Capulidae : *Pilaeopsis*
Pileopsis Lamarck, 1822	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Capulidae : *Pileopsis*
Brocchia Bronn, 1828	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Capulidae : *Brocchia*
Scutellina	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Capulidae : *Scutellina*
Capullus Ihering, 1907	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Capulidae : *Capullus*
Capulis Swainson, 1840	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Capulidae : *Capulis*
Symmethus Gistl, 1848	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Capulidae : *Symmethus*
Capreolus Etheridge, 1878	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Capulidae : *Capreolus*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1822	Pileopsis Lamarck
1873	Pilaeopsis Hutton

References

Lamarck J. B. , Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres 6 2, 1-232

Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Conch. Syst., 2 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/Ruppert et al., 2004 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Karlsson, Anna (2004) Mollusker - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. - via World Register of Marine Species

Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. Paris: Schoell. Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]. - via World Register of Marine Species

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!

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