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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4592038	https://www.gbif.org/species/4592038
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	18681	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=18681

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Antillocaprinidae : Titanosarcolites

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Antillocaprinidae : Titanosarcolites

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	Bivalvia	Linnaeus 1758
-	Eubivalvia	Carter 2011
subclass	Autobranchia
infraclass	Heteroconchia
-	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Cardiiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Hippuritida
suborder	Radiolitidina	Skelton 2013
superfamily	Caprinoidea	d’Orbigny 1850
family	Antillocaprinidae	MacGillavry 1937
genus	Titanosarcolites	Trechmann 1924

Scientific Name

Titanosarcolites Trechmann, 1924

Name Published In

Geol. Mag., 61, 392

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Titanosarcolites	genus	belongs to Antillocaprinidae	stated with evidence	Skelton, 1978
Titanosarcolites	genus	belongs to Caprinidae	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1980
Titanosarcolites	genus	belongs to Hippuritoida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Titanosarcolites	genus	belongs to Antillocaprinidae	stated with evidence	Skelton, 2013

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Last Recorded Appearance

70.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Environment

marine (based on Antillocaprinidae)

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Hippuritida)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Hippuritida)

Taphonomy

aragonite, low Mg calcite (based on Antillocaprinidae)

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
Titanosarcolites giganteus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1924	Titanosarcolites Trechmann
1978	Titanosarcolites Skelton
1980	Titanosarcolites Vokes p. 197
2002	Titanosarcolites Sepkoski, Jr.
2013	Titanosarcolites Skelton

References

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

Vokes H. E. (1980) Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue, Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue

Skelton P. W. (2013) Rudist classification for the revised Bivalvia volumes of the "Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology", Caribbean Journal of Earth Science 45, 9-33

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

Skelton, P. W. (2013). Rudist classification for the revised Bivalvia volumes of the ‘Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology.'. Caribbean Journal of Earth Science. 45, 9-33. - via World Register of Marine Species

Geol. Mag., 61, 392 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Mitchell, S. F. (2013). Revision of the Antillocaprinidae Mac Gillavry (Hippuritida, Bivalvia) and their position within the Caprinoidea d'Orbigny. Geobios. 46: 423-446. - via World Register of Marine Species

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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