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Molopophorus ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Molopophorus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 61.6 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 11.6 - 7.2 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | slow-moving (based on Nassariidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Nassariidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. M. Gabb. 1868. Section II. Cretaceous Fossils. Part I. Description of New Species. Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Molopophorus aequicostatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 61.6 Ma Paleocene | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Molopophorus anglonana ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Molopophorus californicus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Molopophorus crooki ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
| Molopophorus dalli ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Molopophorus effingeri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Molopophorus fishii ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 16 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Molopophorus gabbi ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
| Molopophorus lincolnensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Molopophorus newcombei ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
| Molopophorus stephensoni ✝ species | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1868 | Bullia (Molopophorus) Gabb pp. 156 - 157 |
| 1869 | Bullia (Molopophorus) Gabb pp. 156-157 |
| 1923 | Molopophorus Clark and Arnold p. 160 |
| 1928 | Molopophorus Nagao p. 111 |
| 1938 | Molopophorus Turner p. 77 |
| 1944 | Molopophorus Durham p. 170 |
| 1970 | Molopophorus Addicott p. 95 |
| 1976 | Molopophorus Moore p. 35 |
| 1984 | Molopophorus Squires p. 31 |
| 2002 | Molopophorus Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
