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Acteon (Acteon)
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Rank | subgenus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architectibranchia : Acteonidae : Acteon : Acteon (Acteon) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (50%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 47.8 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Acteonidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Acteonidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. E. Oleinik and L. Marincovich Jr. 2003. Biotic response to the Eocene-Oligocene Transition: Gastropod assemblages in the High-Latitude North Pacific. From Greenhouse to Icehouse. The Marine Eocene-Oligocene transition. |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Acteon (Acteon) microspiralis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1810 | Acteon (Acteon) Montfort |
2003 | Acteon (Acteon) Oleinik and Marincovich Jr p. 40 |
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!