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Solenosteira
| Description | Solenosteira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solenosteira, 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 : Neogastropoda : Pisaniidae : Solenosteira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Solenosteira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Solenosteira Dall, 1890 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Dall, William H. 1890. Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida, with especial reference to the Miocene Silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. Part I. Pulmonate, opisthobranchiate and orthodont gastropods. Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science of Philadelphia 3(1): 1-200, pls.1-12. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 6 (33%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 47.8 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Buccinidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Buccinidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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/Solenosteira |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Solenosteira (Fusinosteira) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Solenosteira (Solenosteira) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 12 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cantharus gavilanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fusus subcarinatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Poirieria braumuelleri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solenosteira alternata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solenosteira angelensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
| Solenosteira anomala species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solenosteira braumuelleri ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Solenosteira cancellaria species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Solenosteira capitanea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solenosteira chiriquiensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Solenosteira cochlearis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solenosteira fusiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solenosteira gatesi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solenosteira inornata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solenosteira macrospira species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solenosteira mendozana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solenosteira mengeana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solenosteira merriami species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solenosteira pallida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Solenosteira subcarinata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Solenosteira suwanneensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Solenosteira vaughani ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Solenosteira venturana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Solenostira Cossmann, 1901 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pisaniidae : Solenostira |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1890 | Solenosteira Dall |
| 1925 | Solenosteira Mansfield p. 44 |
| 1997 | Solenosteira Petuch p. 131 |
| 2001 | Solenosteira Todd |
| 2002 | Solenosteira Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2010 | Solenosteira Landau and Marques da Silva p. 71 |
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!
