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Sassia ✝
| Description | Sassia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sassia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cymatiidae : Sassia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Laubierinidae : Sassia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Sassia Bellardi, 1873 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Moll. Terr. terz. Piemonte Liguria, 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Tonnoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Tonnoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. G. Beu. 1986. Taxonomy of gastropods of the families Ranellidae (=Cymatiidae) and Bursidae. Part 2. Descriptions of 14 new modern Indo-West Pacific species and subspecies, with revisions of related taxa. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 13(3):273-355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sassia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Monocirsus carinulatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Sassia africana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sassia apenninica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Sassia arthritica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sassia carlea species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Sassia carmenensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Sassia caseyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sassia conradiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sassia cyphoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sassia decagonia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sassia faxense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sassia fuscicava species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sassia melpangi species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Sassia midwayensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sassia minima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sassia nassariformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sassia neozelanica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sassia nigeriana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sassia pahaoaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sassia pusulosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sassia remensa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sassia semitorta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sassia tatei ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Sassia tortirostris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sassia warreni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
| Sassia zealta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Triton carinulatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Monocirsus Cossmann, 1889 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cymatiidae : Monocirsus |
| Phanozesta Iredale, 1936 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cymatiidae : Phanozesta |
| Sassoia Rovereto, 1900 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cymatiidae : Sassoia |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1872 | Sassia (Sassia) Bellardi |
| 1889 | Triton (Monocirsus) Cossmann p. 116 |
| 1919 | Eutritonium (Monocirsus) Cossmann |
| 1978 | Sassia (Sassia) Beu p. 30 |
| 2002 | Monocirsus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2005 | Monocirsus Beu p. 103 |
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!
