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Borestus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4606745https://www.gbif.org/species/4606745
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)8612https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=8612
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Phymatopleuridae : Borestus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Phymatopleuridae : Borestus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthogastropodaPonder and Lindberg 1997
superorderVetigastropodaSalvini-Plawen 1980
orderPleurotomariidaCox and Knight 1960
superfamilyPleurotomarioidea
familyPhymatopleuridaeBatten 1956
genusBorestusThomas 1940
Scientific NameBorestus Thomas, 1940
Name Published InTrans, Geol. Soc. Glasg., 20 (1), 36
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Borestusgenusbelongs to Phymatopleuridaestated with evidenceKnight et al., 1960
Borestusgenusbelongs to Archaeogastropodasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)13
First Recorded Appearance359 - 354 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance212 - 206 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Motilityactively mobile (based on Pleurotomarioidea)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietgrazer (based on Pleurotomarioidea)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Gastropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)E. G. Thomas. 1940. Revision of the Scottish Carboniferous Pleurotomariidae. Transactions of the Geological Society of Glasgow 20:30-72

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Borestus costatus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
8359 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
359 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Borestus granihumerosus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1260 Ma
Permian
260 Ma
Permian
Borestus hamlingii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Borestus heterospira
species
listed (PBDB)1269 Ma
Permian
269 Ma
Permian
Borestus lunatus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1290 Ma
Permian
290 Ma
Permian
Borestus magdalenensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1318 Ma
Carboniferous
318 Ma
Carboniferous
Borestus pagoda
species
listed (PBDB)2306 Ma
Carboniferous
299 Ma
Carboniferous
Borestus procerus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1339 Ma
Carboniferous
339 Ma
Carboniferous
Borestus rotundatus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1279 Ma
Permian
279 Ma
Permian
Borestus similis
species
listed (PBDB)1336 Ma
Carboniferous
336 Ma
Carboniferous
Borestus texanus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1318 Ma
Carboniferous
318 Ma
Carboniferous
Borestus wrighti
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
2336 Ma
Carboniferous
336 Ma
Carboniferous
Orestes pagoda
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Platypleurotomaria planiapicata
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1272 Ma
Permian
272 Ma
Permian
Pleurotomaria heterospira
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ptychomphalus similis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Platypleurotomaria Wanner, 1942GBIFgenusAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Phymatopleuridae : Platypleurotomaria

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1940Borestus Thomas
1942Platypleurotomaria Wanner p. 157
1960Borestus Knight et al. p. 215
2002Borestus Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Thomas E. G. (1940) Revision of the Scottish Carboniferous Pleurotomariidae, Transactions of the Geological Society of Glasgow 20, 30-72
Wanner C. (1942) Neue Beiträge zur Gastropoden fauna des Perm von Timor, Geological Expedition of the University of Amsterdam to Lesser Sunda Islands in the southeaster part of the Netherlands East Indies, 133-228
Knight J. B., Cox L. R., et al (1960) Systematic descriptions, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Mollusca I 1, 169-339
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
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
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Trans, Geol. Soc. Glasg., 20 (1), 36 - 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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