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Compsonema

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)3245033https://www.gbif.org/species/3245033
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)8696https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=8696
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Platyceratidae : Compsonema
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Platyceratidae : Compsonema
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
subclassEogastropodaPonder and Lindberg 1996
orderEuomphalinade Koninck 1881
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea
familyPlatyceratidaeHall 1859
genusCompsonemaGordon & Yochelson 1983
Scientific NameCompsonema Gordon & Yochelson, 1983
Name Published InJournal Paleont. 57 (5)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Compsonemagenusbelongs to Gyronematinaestated with evidenceGordon and Yochelson, 1983
Compsonemagenusbelongs to Archaeogastropodasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Compsonemagenusbelongs to Platyceratidaestated with evidenceWagner, 2017
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance339 - 326 Ma
Carboniferous
Last Recorded Appearance326 - 318 Ma
Carboniferous
Environmentmarine (based on Platyceratidae)
Motilitypassively mobile, epibiont (based on Platyceratidae)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietcoprophage (based on Platyceratidae)
Ontogenyaccretion (based on Platyceratoidea)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, aragonite (based on Platyceratidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M., Jr. Gordon and E. L. Yochelson. 1983. A gastropod fauna from the Cravenoceras hesperium ammonoid zone (Upper Mississippian) in east-central Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 57(5):971-991

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Compsonema fragile
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1326 Ma
Carboniferous
326 Ma
Carboniferous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1983Compsonema Gordon and Yochelson
2002Compsonema Sepkoski, Jr.
2017Compsonema Wagner p. G1212

References

Gordon M., Jr., Yochelson E. L. (1983) A gastropod fauna from the Cravenoceras hesperium ammonoid zone (Upper Mississippian) in east-central Nevada, Journal of Paleontology 57 5, 971-991
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Wagner P. J. (2017) Paleozoic Gastropod, Rostroconch, Helcionelloid and Tergomyan Database
GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Journal Paleont. 57 (5) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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!
 
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