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Microcithara

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4600662https://www.gbif.org/species/4600662
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)89588https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=89588
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Columbellidae : Microcithara
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
subclassProsobranchiaMilne-Edwards 1848
superorderCaenogastropodaCox 1959
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyColumbellidaeSwainson 1840
genusMicrocitharaP.Fischer 1884
Scientific NameMicrocithara P.Fischer, 1884
Name Published InMan. Conch.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Microcitharagenusbelongs to Columbellidaestated with evidenceTodd, 2001
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
Motilityactively mobile
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietomnivore, grazer
Ecospace CommentsLIFE HISTORY: Herbivorous omnivore according to Todd (2001).
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Gastropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. A. Todd. 2001. Systematic list of gastropods in the Panama Paleontology Project collections.

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Microcithara cithara
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Microcithara harpiformis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Microcithara uncinata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

References

Todd J. A. (2001) Systematic list of gastropods in the Panama Paleontology Project collections
GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Man. Conch. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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!
 
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