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Lucapina
| Description | Lucapina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucapina, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lepetellida : Fissurellidae : Lucapina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Fissurellidae : Lucapina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Lucapina I.Sowerby, 1835 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Conch. Illustr., (80), (Fissurella, p. 4). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (67%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 7.25 - 3.60 Ma Neogene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer, browser | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: Grazer on rock, rubble, or coral substrates and browsing carnivore according to Todd (2001). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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/Lucapina |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Lucapina adspersa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lucapina aegis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lucapina elisae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lucapina eolis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lucapina lipara species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lucapina maullina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lucapina pfeifferi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lucapina philippiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lucapina sowerbii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Lucapina suffusa species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1835 | Lucapina Sowerby |
| 1917 | Fissurella (Lucapina) Cossmann and Peyrot |
| 1960 | Lucapina Knight et al. p. 231 |
| 2001 | Lucapina Todd |
| 2002 | Lucapina 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!
