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Telescopium
| Description | Telescopium is a minor constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere, one of twelve named in the 18th century by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille and one of several depicting scientific instruments. Its name is a Latinized form of the Greek word for telescope. Telescopium was later much reduced in size by Francis Baily and Benjamin Gould. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telescopium, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Potamididae : Telescopium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Potamididae : Telescopium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Telescopium Montfort, 1810 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. Paris: Schoell. Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (29%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Potamididae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Potamididae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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/Telescopium |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Potamides jogjacartensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Telescopium decorticatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Telescopium jogjacartensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Telescopium leafensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Telescopium mauritsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Telescopium parinense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
| Telescopium peruvianum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Telescopium samanense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Telescopium telescopium species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Telescopium titan ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Teloscopium | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Potamididae : Teloscopium |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1810 | Telescopium Monfort |
| 1922 | Telescopium Woods p. 91 |
| 1935 | Telescopium Oostingh p. 52 |
| 1978 | Telescopium Shuto p. 115 |
| 1993 | Telescopium Wilson p. 133 |
| 2002 | Telescopium Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2005 | Telescopium Bouchet et al. pp. 168, 249 |
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!
