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Brachytoma
| Description | Brachytoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachytoma, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudomelatomidae : Brachytoma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Brachytoma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Brachytoma Swainson, 1840 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Treat. Malacol., 154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (10%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Turridae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Turridae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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/Brachytoma |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Brachytoma griffithi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brachytoma rioensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brachytoma rufolineata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brachytoma strombiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brachytoma tuberosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Brachytoma vexillum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Drillia (Brachytoma) annandalei ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Drillia (Brachytoma) buddhaica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Drillia (Brachytoma) convexa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Drillia (Brachytoma) gautama ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Drillia (Brachytoma) pinfoldi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Drillia (Brachytoma) reticulata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Drillia (Brachytoma) sarasvati ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Drillia (Brachytoma) tjemoroensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Drillia (Brachytoma) yabei ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Drillia annandalei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Drillia buddhaica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Drillia convexa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Drillia gautama species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Drillia pinfoldi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Drillia reticulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Drillia sarasvati species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Drillia yabei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pleurotoma tjemoroensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Brachitoma Sowerby, 1842 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudomelatomidae : Brachitoma |
| Brachystoma Gray, 1847 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudomelatomidae : Brachystoma |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1840 | Brachytoma Swainson |
| 1921 | Drillia (Brachytoma) Vredenburg p. 110 |
| 1939 | Drillia (Brachytoma) Mukerjee p. 80 |
| 1961 | Drillia (Brachytoma) Dey |
| 1973 | Clavus (Brachytoma) Baldi p. 323 |
| 2002 | Brachytoma Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2007 | Brachytoma Hendy |
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!
