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Pusio
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pisaniidae : Pusio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Siphonaliidae : Pusio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Pusio Gray, 1833 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | in Griffith's Cuvier, Anim. Kingd. (Moll.), 12, tab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (40%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 28.4 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Calicantharus dalli ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Calicantharus fortis species | listed (PBDB) | 28 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Calicantharus kernensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Cantharus (Calicantharus) califomicus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pusio djocdjocartae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pusio elegans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pusio fortis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pusio pagodus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Calicantharus B.L.Clark, 1938 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pisaniidae : Calicantharus |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1938 | Calicantharus Clark |
| 1938 | Cantharus (Calicantharus) Clark |
| 1970 | Calicantharus Addicott p. 91 |
| 1991 | Calicantharus Vermeij |
| 1994 | Calicantharus Titova p. 322 |
| 2002 | Calicantharus 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!
