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Confusiscala
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Epitoniidae : Confusiscala | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Confusiscala de Boury, 1909 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | J. Conchyliol., 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (40%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 133 - 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | slow-moving (based on Epitoniidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Epitoniidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite, low Mg calcite (based on Epitoniidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Confusiscala dupini ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Confusiscala durhami species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Confusiscala gorodiskii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Confusiscala juvenca ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Confusiscala sulfurea ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Opalia (Confusiscala) mathewsonii species | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Scalaria dupiniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1909 | Confusiscala de Boury |
| 1937 | Opalia (Confusiscala) Durham p. 503 |
| 1984 | Confusiscala Kase p. 165 |
| 1993 | Confusiscala Saul and Popenoe p. 358 |
| 2002 | Confusiscala 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!
