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Sinum scopulosum

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)5192489https://www.gbif.org/species/5192489
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)62259https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=62259
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Sinum : Sinum scopulosum
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Sinum : Sinum scopulosum
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
superorderHypsogastropoda
infraorderLittorinimorphaGolikov and Starobogtov 1975
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilySininaeWoodring 1928
genusSinumRöding 1798
speciesSinum scopulosumConrad 1849
Generic NameSinum
Scientific NameSinum scopulosum (Conrad, 1849)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Sinum scopulosumspeciesbelongs to Sinumstated without evidenceWoodring and Bramlette, 1950
Sinum scopulosumspeciesbelongs to Sinumstated with evidenceAddicott, 1970
Sinum scopulosumspeciesbelongs to Sinumstated without evidenceMarincovich, 1977
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance28.4 - 23.0 Ma
Cenozoic
Motilityactively mobile (based on Sinum)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Sinum)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Naticidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)W. P. Woodring and M.N. Bramlette. 1950. Geology and paleontology of the Santa Maria District California. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 222
Common Name(s) Fat Baby Ear

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Sinum californicum I.Oldroyd, 1917GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Sinum : Sinum californicum
Sigaretus scopulosus Conrad, 1849GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Sinum : Sigaretus scopulosus

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1849Sigaretus scopulosus Conrad p. 727 figs. pl. 19, fig. 6, 6a
1868Sinum planicostum Gabb p. 49 figs. pl. 14, fig. 6
1905Sigaretus scopulosus Anderson p. 203 figs. Plate XVI, Figs. 72 and 73
1944Sinum scopulosus Durham p. 161
1950Sinum scopulosum Woodring and Bramlette p. 48
1970Sinum scopulosum Addicott p. 70
1977Sinum scopulosum Marincovich p. 350

References

Woodring W. P., Bramlette M.N. (1950) Geology and paleontology of the Santa Maria District California, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 222
Anderson F. M. (1905) A Stratigraphic Study in the Mount Diablo Range of California, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Third Series Geology 2 2, 1-148
Durham J. W. (1944) Megafaunal zones of the Oligocene of northwestern Washington, University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 27, 101 -212
Addicott W.O. (1970) Miocene Gastropods and Biostratigraphy of the Kern River Area, California, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 642, 1-172
Marincovich L. (1977) Cenozoic Naticidae (Mollusca; Gastropoda) of the northeastern Pacific, Bulletins of American Paleontology
Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Will (1998) Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks - via Catalogue of Life
Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum. 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls. - via World Register of Marine Species
Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. - via World Register of Marine Species
Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum. 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls. - via World Register of Marine Species
Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al., 1998: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed.. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. 526. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Turgeon, D. D., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, W. K. Emerson, W. G. Lyons, W. Pratt, et al., 1988: Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 16. vii + 277. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
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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