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Janthina âśť
| Description | Janthina is a genus of small to medium-sized pelagic or planktonic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Epitoniidae,. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janthina, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Epitoniidae : Janthina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Janthinidae : Janthina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Janthina Röding, 1798 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Röding, Peter F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum, sive, Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Fried. Bolten. Johan. Christi. Trappii, Hamburgi.: pt.2: , , 1-199. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 16.0 - 11.6 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 2.59 - 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Janthinidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Janthinidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | アサガオガイ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janthina |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Hartungia elegans âśť species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 7.25 Ma Miocene | 7.25 Ma Miocene | |
| Hartungia japonica âśť species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Janthina caeruleata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Janthina chavani species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Janthina exigua species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Janthina globosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Janthina janthina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Janthina krejcii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Janthina pallida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Janthina planospirata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Janthina roseola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Janthina typica âśť species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Janthina umbilicata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1861 | Hartungia Bronn |
| 2001 | Hartungia Tomida and Nakamura p. 217 |
| 2002 | Hartungia 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!
