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Aesopus
| Description | Aesop (EE-sop; Greek: Αἴσωπος, Aisōpos; c. 620 – 564 BCE) was a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. Although his existence remains unclear and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Many of the tales are characterized by animals and inanimate objects that speak, solve problems, and generally have human characteristics. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesopus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Columbellidae : Aesopus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Common Name | dovesnail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Aesopus Gould, 1860 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Gould A.A. (1860). Descriptions of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 7: 323-336 [September 1860], 337-340 [October 1860], 382-384 [December 1860]. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (17%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 11.6 - 7.2 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Columbellidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Columbellidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | Dovesnail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesopus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Aesopus (Glyptaesopus) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Aesopus algoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus aliciae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus arestus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus australis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus benitoensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus cassandra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus chrysalloideus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus clausiliformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus cumingii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus eurytoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus foucheae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus fredbakeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus fuscostrigatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus gardnerae species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Aesopus geraldsmithi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus goforthi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus gracilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus guyanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus hilium species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus idae ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Aesopus jaffaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus japonicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus meta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus multistriatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus myrmecoon species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus obesus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus osborni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus pallidulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus plurisulcatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus polylophus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
| Aesopus rotundus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus sanctus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus solidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus stearnsii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus subturritus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus urania species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aesopus veneris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1860 | Aesopus Gould |
| 1948 | Aesopus Gardner p. 232 |
| 1987 | Aesopus Ward and Blackwelder p. 132 |
| 1994 | Aesopus Wilson p. 98 |
| 2001 | Aesopus Todd |
| 2002 | Aesopus 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!
