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Boltenella ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4604162https://www.gbif.org/species/4604162
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)10848https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=10848
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pholidotomidae : Boltenella
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Boltenella
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
subclassProsobranchiaMilne-Edwards 1848
superorderCaenogastropodaCox 1959
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyFasciolariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyFasciolariinaeGray 1853
genusBoltenellaWade 1917
Scientific NameBoltenella Wade, 1917
Name Published InProc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 69
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Boltenellagenusbelongs to Fusininaestated without evidenceSohl, 1964
Boltenellagenusbelongs to Neogastropodasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Boltenellagenusbelongs to Fasciolariinaestated with evidenceSnyder, 2003
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance61.6 - 59.2 Ma
Paleocene
Motilityactively mobile (based on Fasciolariidae)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Fasciolariidae)
Taphonomyaragonite (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

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Boltenella excellans
species		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Boltenella excellens ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		283.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous		72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1917Boltenella Wade
1964Boltenella Sohl p. 224
2002Boltenella Sepkoski, Jr.
2003Boltenella Snyder p. 18

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Sohl N. F. (1964) Neogastropoda, Opisthobranchia, and Basommatophora from the Ripley, Owl Creek, and Prairie Bluff Formations, US Geological Survey Professional Paper 331 B, 153-344
Snyder M. A. (2003) Catalogue of the marine gastropod family Fasciolariidae, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Special Publication 21, 1-328
Snyder M.A. (2003). Catalogue of the marine gastropod family Fasciolariidae. Academy of Natural Sciences. of Philadelphia, Special Publication. 21iii + 1–431. - via World Register of Marine Species
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
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., 69 - 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
WoRMS (Mar 2013) - 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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