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Morea corsicanensis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)7553415https://www.gbif.org/species/7553415
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)61202https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=61202
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pholidotomidae : Morea : Morea corsicanensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pholidotomidae : Morea : Morea corsicanensis
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
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyPholidotomidaeCossmann 1896
subfamilyMoreinaeStephenson 1941
genusMoreaConrad 1860
speciesMorea corsicanensisStephenson 1941
Generic NameMorea
Scientific NameMorea corsicanensis Stephenson, 1941
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Morea corsicanensisspeciesbelongs to Moreastated without evidenceSohl, 1964
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance70.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Motilityactively mobile (based on Muricoidea)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Muricoidea)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Gastropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)N. F. Sohl. 1964. Neogastropoda, Opisthobranchia, and Basommatophora from the Ripley, Owl Creek, and Prairie Bluff Formations. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 331(B):153-344

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Morea corsicanensis corsicanensis
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Morea corsicanensis depressa
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1941Morea corsicanensis Stephenson
1964Morea corsicanensis Sohl p. 176

References

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
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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