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Mesohalina âśť
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Potamididae : Mesohalina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Potamididae : Mesohalina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Mesohalina Wittibschlager, 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Wittibschlager L. (1983). Mesohalina nov. gen. (Potamididae, Gastropoda) aus dem Oligo/Miozän Mitteleuropas. Beiträge zur Paläontologie Österreichs. 10: 15-79. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 11.6 - 7.2 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cerithium burdigalinum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mesohalina brabantinus âśť species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Mesohalina burdigalinus âśť species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Mesohalina margaritacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mesohalina margaritaceus âśť species | listed (PBDB) | 23 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Mesohalina taschei âśť species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Potamides taschei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ptychopotamides brabantinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1983 | Mesohalina Wittibschlager |
| 2002 | Mesohalina Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2008 | Mesohalina Marquet et al. p. 39 |
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!
