BETA TEST - Fossil data and pages are very much experimental and under development. Please report any problems
Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava)
Source Data |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | subgenus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cerithiidae : Rhinoclavis : Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (33%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Cerithiidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | grazer (based on Cerithiidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. A. Todd. 2001. Systematic list of gastropods in the Panama Paleontology Project collections. |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clava (Ochetoclava) perduensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Clava (Ochetoclava) vincta ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Clava (Ochetoclava) watsonensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava) chipolana ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 28 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava) gemmata species | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
---|---|
1928 | Ochetoclava Woodring |
1940 | Clava (Ochetoclava) Mansfield p. 217 |
1946 | Clava (Ochetoclava) Clark and Durham p. 29 |
1972 | Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava) Hoerle p. 12 |
2001 | Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava) Todd |
2002 | Ochetoclava Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!