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Crassimarginatidae ✝
| Description | Crassimarginatidae is an extinct family of fossil sea snails, Paleozoic gastropod mollusks. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crassimarginatidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Crassimarginatidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Crassimarginatidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Crassimarginatidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Frýda, J.; Blodgett, R. B.; Lenz, A. C. (2002). New Early Devonian gastropods from the families Crassimarginatidae (new family) and Scoliostomatidae (new family), Royal Creek area, Yukon Territory, Canada. Journal of Paleontology. 76(2): 246−255. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 416 - 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 403 - 392 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Loxonematoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Loxonematoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Frýda, R. B. Blodgett, and A. C. Lenz. 2002. New Early Devonian gastropods from the families Scoliostomatidae (new family) and Crassimarginatidae (new family), Royal Creek Area, Yukon Territory, Canada. Journal of Paleontology 76(2):246-255 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crassimarginatidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Crassimarginata ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 416 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Yukonoconcha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2002 | Crassimarginatidae Frýda et al. p. 247 |
| 2005 | Crassimarginatidae Bouchet et al. p. 242 |
| 2017 | Crassimarginatidae Wagner |
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!
