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Trimusculus
| Description | Trimusculus is a genus of medium-sized air-breathing sea snails or false limpets, marine pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Trimusculidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimusculus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ellobiida : Trimusculidae : Trimusculus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trimusculidae : Trimusculus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Trimusculus Schmidt, 1818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Schmidt, Friedrich C. 1818. Versuch über die beste Einrichtung zur Aufstellung : behandlung und Aufbewahrung der verschiedenen Naturkörper und Gegenstände der Kunst, vorzüglich der Conchylien-Sammlungen. Perthes, Gotha.: 1-252. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (67%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 28.1 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Pulmonata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile, attached (based on Trimusculidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Trimusculidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Pulmonata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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/Trimusculus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Gadinia mauritiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gadinia reticulata species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Trimusculus afer species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trimusculus carinatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trimusculus conicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trimusculus costatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trimusculus escondidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trimusculus goesi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trimusculus hipponyxoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trimusculus kurodai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trimusculus mammillaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trimusculus odhneri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trimusculus peruvianus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trimusculus reticulatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trimusculus semicorneus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trimusculus stellatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trimusculus yamamotoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Gadina Whitelegge, 1889 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ellobiida : Trimusculidae : Gadina |
| Clypeus Scacchi, 1833 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ellobiida : Trimusculidae : Clypeus |
| Mouretia G.B.Sowerby I, 1835 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ellobiida : Trimusculidae : Mouretia |
| Rowellia Carpenter, 1864 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ellobiida : Trimusculidae : Rowellia |
| Gardinia Desmarest, 1858 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ellobiida : Trimusculidae : Gardinia |
| Gadinia Gray, 1824 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ellobiida : Trimusculidae : Gadinia |
| Gadinalea Iredale, 1940 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ellobiida : Trimusculidae : Gadinalea |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1818 | Trimusculus Schmidt |
| 1824 | Gadinia Gray |
| 1923 | Gadinia Clark and Arnold p. 157 |
| 2002 | Trimusculus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2005 | Trimusculus Bouchet et al. p. 264 |
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!
