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Bellatara ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pachychilidae : Bellatara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cerithiidae : Bellatara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Bellatara Strand, 1928 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Arch. Naturgesch., 92, A8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 47.8 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 28.1 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Cerithiidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Cerithiidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Bellatara ankaraensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Bellatara gomphoceras ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Bellatara janus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bellatara lozoueti ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
| Bellatara narica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Bellatara palaeochroma ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Cerithium (Bellatara) janus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Cerithium gomphoceras species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cerithium naricum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cerithium palaeochroma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Bellardia Mayer, 1870 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pachychilidae : Bellardia |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1870 | Cerithium (Bellatara) Mayer p. 117 |
| 1928 | Bellatara Strand |
| 2002 | Bellatara Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Bellatara Harzhauser p. 117 |
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!
