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Mollia
| Description | Mollia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northeast of Turin and about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Vercelli. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mollia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Microporidae : Mollia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomata : Microporidae : Mollia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Mollia Lamouroux, 1821 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Hist. Polyp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 11.6 - 7.2 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Cheilostomata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Gymnolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Cheilostomata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | oviparous, brooding (based on Cheilostomata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | intermediate Mg calcite, aragonite (based on Microporidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mollia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Mollia amoena species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mollia circumcincta species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Mollia cristinae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mollia elongata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mollia folineae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mollia guttata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mollia lacessitor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mollia mauritiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mollia multijuncta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mollia ogivalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mollia parvicella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mollia patellaria species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Mollia planata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mollia potellaria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mollia tuberculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1821 | Mollia Lamouroux |
| 2000 | Mollia Pouyet |
| 2002 | Mollia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2006 | Mollia Berning p. 36 |
| 2006 | Mollia Bock |
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!
