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Maoricrypta
| Description | Maoricrypta is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails, cup and saucer shells and Chinese hat shells. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maoricrypta, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Maoricrypta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Calyptraeidae : Maoricrypta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Maoricrypta Finlay, 1926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Trans. New Zealand Inst., 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 4 (80%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile, attached (based on Calyptraeidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Calyptraeidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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/Maoricrypta |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Maoricrypta (Maoricrypta) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Crepidula dubitabilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Crepidula hainsworthi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Maoricrypta costata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Maoricrypta haliotoidea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Maoricrypta immersa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Maoricrypta kopua species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Maoricrypta monoxyla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Maoricrypta profunda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Maoricrypta radiata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Maoricrypta salebrosa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
| Maoricrypta sodalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Maoricrypta youngi species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Zeacrypta dubitabilis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Zeacrypta hainsworthi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Zeacrypta Finlay, 1926 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Zeacrypta |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1926 | Maoricrypta Finlay p. 393 |
| 1926 | Maoricrypta (Zeacrypta) Finlay p. 393 |
| 1940 | Crepidula (Maoricrypta) Wenz p. 904 |
| 1966 | Maoricrypta Fleming |
| 1993 | Zeacrypta Wilson p. 164 |
| 2002 | Maoricrypta Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Zeacrypta Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Maoricrypta Marshall p. 117 |
| 2010 | Maoricrypta Beu p. 119 |
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!
