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Tutufa
| Description | Tutufa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Bursidae, the frog shells. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutufa, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Bursidae : Tutufa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bursidae : Tutufa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Tutufa Jousseaume, 1881 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Jousseaume, Félix P. 1881. Description de nouvelles coquilles. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 6: 172-188. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (75%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 20.4 - 16.0 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Bursidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Bursidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | B. Wilson. 1993. Australian Marine Shells 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | オオナルトボラ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutufa |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Tutufa (Tutufa) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Tutufa (Tutufella) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Bursa (Tutufa) pelouatensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Tutufa bardeyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tutufa boholica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tutufa bubo species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tutufa bufo species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tutufa nigrita species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tutufa oyamai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tutufa ranelloides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tutufa rubeta species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Tutufa tenuigranosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Tutufella Beu, 1981 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Bursidae : Tutufella |
| Lampas Schumacher, 1817 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Bursidae : Lampas |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1881 | Tutufa Jousseaume |
| 1960 | Bursa (Tutufa) MacNeil p. 61 |
| 1973 | Bursa (Tutufa) Vokes p. 100 |
| 1993 | Tutufa Wilson p. 227 |
| 2005 | Tutufa Beu p. 28 |
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!
