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| Description | Protula is a genus of marine polychaete worms in the family Serpulidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protula, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : Protula | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Serpulimorpha : Protula | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Protula Risso, 1827 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Risso, Antoine. 1827. Histoire naturelle des principales productions de I'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes-Maritimes. F.-G. Levrault, Paris. Vol. 5: i-viii+1-402+Pls. 1-10. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 59.2 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine,brackish (based on Serpulimorpha) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, epibiont (based on Serpulimorpha) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Polychaeta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Serpulimorpha) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, aragonite (based on Serpulimorpha) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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/Protula |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Protula alba species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula alberti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula americana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula anomala species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula antennata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula apomatoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula appendiculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula arafurensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula atypha species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula balboensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula bispiralis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula canavarii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula desiderata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula diomedeae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula extensa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula intestinum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula longiseta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula lusitanica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula media species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula pacifica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula palliata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula planianica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula procera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula setosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula simplex species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula soofita species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula submedia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula superba species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula tubularia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula vincenti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula vincentownensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protula xeniolum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Psygmobranchus coecus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2002 | Longitubus Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
