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Seminella ✝
| Description | Seminella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seminella, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Columbellidae : Seminella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Seminella Pease, 1868 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Amer. J. Conch., 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 0.13 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 0.13 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Columbellidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Columbellidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | B. Salvat, J. Trondle, and J. Letourneux. 2018. Pleistocene mollusc assemblage in the slightly raised atoll lagoon\r\nof Niau (Tuamotu, French Polynesia). Paläontologische Gesellschaft | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seminella |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Seminella biconica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Seminella comistea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Seminella corrugata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Seminella infirmisculpta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Seminella makemoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Seminella peasei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Seminella roseotincta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Seminella varia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Seminella virginea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Seminula Schepman, 1911 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Columbellidae : Seminula |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1868 | Seminella Pease |
| 2018 | Seminella Salvat et al. |
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!
