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Trochactaeon ✝
| Description | Trochactaeon is an extinct genus of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Acteonellidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trochactaeon, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Acteonidae : Trochactaeon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architectibranchia : Acteonidae : Trochactaeon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Trochactaeon Meek, 1863 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Amer. J. Sci., (3) 35, 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 129 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Acteonidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Acteonidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trochactaeon |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Trochactaeon (Mexicotrochactaeon) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 50 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Trochactaeon (Neocylindrites) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 16 | 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Trochactaeon (Trochactaeon) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 21 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Actaeonella matensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochactaeon burckhardti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochactaeon coniformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochactaeon cumminsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochactaeon cumminsis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochactaeon frazierensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochactaeon giganteus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochactaeon granthamensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochactaeon matensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Trochactaeon melonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochactaeon nelsoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochactaeon palmeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochactaeon parvus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochactaeon punctatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochactaeon rossi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochactaeon sergipensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Trochactaeon teaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochactaeon woodsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trochactaeon wrighti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1863 | Trochactaeon Meek pp. 84-94 |
| 1984 | Trochactaeon Kase p. 169 |
| 2002 | Trochactaeon 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!
