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Akleistostoma ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Akleistostoma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 13.8 - 11.6 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 3.60 - 0.01 Ma Cenozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Cypraeidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore, grazer (based on Cypraeidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. A. Gardner. 1948. Mollusca from the Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina: Part 2. Scaphopoda and Gastropoda. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 199(B):179-310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Akleistostoma bairdi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Akleistostoma carolinensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Akleistostoma crocodila ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Akleistostoma diegelae ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Akleistostoma erici ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Akleistostoma floridana ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Akleistostoma hughesi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Akleistostoma jenniferae ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Akleistostoma macbrideae ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Akleistostoma pilsbryi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Akleistostoma rilkoi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1948 | Akleistostoma Gardner |
| 1998 | Siphocypraea (Akleistostoma) Petuch |
| 2008 | Akleistostoma Hendy et al. |
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!
