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Magellania
| Description | The Survivors of the "Jonathan", is a novel that was written (as Magellania) by Jules Verne in 1897. However, it was not published until 1909, after it had been rewritten by Verne's son Michel under the title Les naufragés du "Jonathan". From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magellania, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratellidae : Magellania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Magellania Bayle, 1880 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Bayle E. (1880). Liste rectificative de quelques noms de genres et d'espèces. Journal de Conchyliologie. 28: 240-251. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 6 (75%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 47.8 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Terebratellidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Terebratellidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magellania |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Magellania antarctica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Magellania australis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Magellania flavescens species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Magellania fragilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Magellania joubini species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Magellania marshalli ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
| Magellania venosa species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Magellania wyvillei species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Waldheimia King, 1850 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratellidae : Waldheimia |
| Waldheymia Filhol, 1885 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratellidae : Waldheymia |
| Magellanica Zittel, 1880 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratellidae : Magellanica |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1880 | Magellania Bayle |
| 2002 | Magellania Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2006 | Magellania Williams et al. p. 2235 |
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!
