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Soleniscus ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	3245453	https://www.gbif.org/species/3245453
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	10481	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=10481

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Soleniscidae : Soleniscus

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Soleniscidae : Soleniscus

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Gastropoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Orthogastropoda	Ponder and Lindberg 1997
order	Murchisoniina	Cox and Knight 1960
superfamily	Loxonematoidea
family	Soleniscidae	Knight 1931
subfamily	Soleniscinae	Knight 1931
genus	Soleniscus	Meek & Worthen 1861

Scientific Name

Soleniscus Meek & Worthen, 1861

Name Published In

Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 1860

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Soleniscus	genus	belongs to Soleniscinae	stated with evidence	Knight et al., 1960
Soleniscus	genus	belongs to Neotaenioglossa	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Soleniscus	genus	belongs to Soleniscidae	stated with evidence	Pan and Erwin, 2002
Soleniscus	genus	belongs to Soleniscidae	stated without evidence	Bandel, 2002
Soleniscus	genus	belongs to Soleniscinae	stated with evidence	Bouchet et al., 2005
Soleniscus	genus	belongs to Soleniscidae	stated without evidence	Mazaev, 2015
Soleniscus	genus	belongs to Soleniscinae	stated with evidence	Nützel and Ketwetsuriya, 2016

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

388 - 383 Ma
Devonian

Last Recorded Appearance

251 - 247 Ma
Early/Lower Triassic

Motility

actively mobile (based on Soleniscidae)

Vision

limited (based on Gastropoda)

Diet

carnivore (based on Soleniscidae)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Soleniscidae)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

F. B. Meek and A. H. Worthen. 1860. Description of new Carboniferous fossils from Illinois and other western states. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12:447-472

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Soleniscus (Soleniscus) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)
Loxonema regularis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		31	336 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Macrocheilus adrianensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Macrocheilus altonensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	272 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Macrocheilus avellanoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Macrocheilus barroisi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Macrocheilus brancoi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Macrocheilus chemnithiaeformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Macrocheilus conicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Macrocheilus gracilis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	318 Ma Carboniferous	318 Ma Carboniferous
Macrocheilus intusplicatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Macrocheilus kansaensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Macrocheilus klipparti ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	318 Ma Carboniferous	314 Ma Carboniferous
Macrocheilus sosiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Macrocheilus subulitoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Macrocheilus subzonatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Macrochilina acuminata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Macrochilina minor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Macrochilina monodontiformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Macrochilina transitoria species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Macrochilus hamiltoniae ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Macrochilus ponderosum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Soleniscus acuminatus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	265 Ma Permian	265 Ma Permian
Soleniscus adrianensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Soleniscus angulifera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Soleniscus aplatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	303 Ma Carboniferous	303 Ma Carboniferous
Soleniscus avellanoides ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		50	272 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Soleniscus barroisi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Soleniscus brancoi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	272 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Soleniscus callosus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Loxonema carinatum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Soleniscus chemnithiaeformis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	272 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Soleniscus conicus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	269 Ma Permian	265 Ma Permian
Soleniscus diminutus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	296 Ma Permian	290 Ma Permian
Soleniscus elegans ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		4	279 Ma Permian	265 Ma Permian
Soleniscus glaber ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Soleniscus gubleri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	265 Ma Permian	265 Ma Permian
Soleniscus humilis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Soleniscus intusplicatus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Soleniscus micidus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	260 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Soleniscus minor ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	336 Ma Carboniferous	336 Ma Carboniferous
Soleniscus mongolicus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Soleniscus monodontiformis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	336 Ma Carboniferous	336 Ma Carboniferous
Soleniscus netchaevi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	272 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Soleniscus oviformis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	265 Ma Permian	265 Ma Permian
Soleniscus pactus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	254 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
Soleniscus philipi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	279 Ma Permian	279 Ma Permian
Soleniscus planus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Soleniscus ponderosa ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Soleniscus sosiensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Soleniscus sosioensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Soleniscus strictus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Soleniscus subulitoides ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Soleniscus subzonatus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Soleniscus transitoria ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Soleniscus typicus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		26	336 Ma Carboniferous	260 Ma Permian
Soleniscus variabilis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	318 Ma Carboniferous	279 Ma Permian
Soleniscus ventriculosis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Strobeus elegans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Strobeus girtyi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	279 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Stylifer primogenia ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		61	318 Ma Carboniferous	254 Ma Permian

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1860	Soleniscus Meek and Worthen p. 467
1960	Soleniscus Knight et al. p. 321
2000	Soleniscus Nützel et al. p. 580
2002	Soleniscus Bandel
2002	Soleniscus Pan and Erwin
2002	Soleniscus Sepkoski, Jr.
2005	Soleniscus Bouchet et al. p. 160
2005	Soleniscus Heidelberger and Koch p. 48
2015	Soleniscus Mazaev p. 969
2016	Soleniscus Nützel and Ketwetsuriya p. 506

References

Meek F. B., Worthen A. H. Description of new Carboniferous fossils from Illinois and other western states, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12, 447-472

Knight J. B., Cox L. R., et al (1960) Systematic descriptions, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Mollusca I 1, 169-339

Nützel A., Erwin D.H, et al (2000) Identity and phylogeny of the Late Paleozoic Subulitoidea (Gastropoda), Journal of Paleontology 74 4, 575-598

Bandel K. (2002) Reevaluation and classification of Carboniferous and Permian Gastropoda belonging to the Caenogastropoda and their relation, Mitteilungen Geologie-Paläontologie Institut der Universitat Hamburg 86, 81-188

Pan H. -Z., Erwin D. H. (2002) Gastropods from the Permian of Guangxi and Yunnan Provinces, South China, Journal of Paleontology Memoir 56, 1-49 doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2002)76[1:GFTPOG]2.0.CO;2

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P, et al (2005) A nomenclator and classification of gastropod family-group names, Malacologia 47 1-2, 1-368

Heidelberger D., Koch L. (2005) Gastropoda from the Givetian “Massenkalk” of Schwelm and Hohenlimburg (Saureland, Rheinsiches Schiefergebirge, Germany), Geologica et Palaeontologica Sonderband 4, 1-107

Mazaev A. V. (2015) Upper Kazanian (Middle Permian) gastropods of the Volga–Urals Region, Paleontological Journal 49 8, 869-986 doi:10.1134/S0031030115080018

Nützel A., Ketwetsuriya C. (2016) Systematic palaeontology, in Permian gastropods from the Tak Fa Limestone, Nakhon Sawan, northern Thailand, Bulletin of Geosciences 91, 481-513

Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - 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

Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 1860 - 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

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