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Pyrazopsis ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Batillariidae : Pyrazopsis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 59.2 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 47.8 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Batillariidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | grazer (based on Batillariidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. Harzhauser, I. Hosgor, and J.-M. Pacaud. 2013. Thanetian gastropods from the Mesopotamian high folded zone in northern Iraq. Palaeontologische Zeitung 87(2):179-199 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Pyrazopsis polygonum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1972 | Pyrazopsis Akopjan |
2013 | Pyrazopsis Harzhauser et al. |
References
Harzhauser M., Hosgor I., et al (2013) Thanetian gastropods from the Mesopotamian high folded zone in northern Iraq, Palaeontologische Zeitung 87 2, 179-199 |
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!