| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Mesalia : Mesalia goshourensis |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Mesalia : Mesalia goshourensis |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Mesalia |
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| Scientific Name | Mesalia goshourensis Matsubara & Ugai, 2006 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Mesalia goshourensis | species | belongs to Mesalia | stated with evidence | Matsubara and Ugai, 2006 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene |
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| Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Mesalia) |
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| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Mesalia) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | T. Matsubara and H. Ugai. 2006. Paleoecology and Taxonomy of Middle Eocene Molluscs from the Shiratake Formation on Takeshima lsland, Amakusa lslands, Southwest Japan. Goshoura Cretaceous Museum 7:1-17 |
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Mesalia goshourensis ✝
