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Botula pirriei

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)5932918https://www.gbif.org/species/5932918
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)103166https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=103166
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Botula : Botula pirriei
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Botula : Botula pirriei
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassPteriomorphia
-MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyModiolinae(Termier and Termier 1950)
genusBotulaMörch 1853
speciesBotula pirrieiStilwell & Zinsmeister 1992
Generic NameBotula
Scientific NameBotula pirriei Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Botula pirrieispeciesbelongs to Botulastated with evidenceStilwell and Zinsmeister, 1992
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Last Recorded Appearance38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Environmentlagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,outer shelf,oceanic,brackish,freshwater (based on Mytilidae)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Botula)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Botula)
Ontogenyaccretion (based on Mytilidae)
Taphonomyaragonite, low Mg calcite,intermediate,minor ribbing (based on Mytilidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister. 1992. Molluscan Systematics and Biostratigraphy. Antarctic Research Series, AGU 55

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1992Botula pirriei Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 59 figs. pl. 2, fig. f

References

Stilwell J. D., Zinsmeister W. J. (1992) Molluscan Systematics and Biostratigraphy, Antarctic Research Series, AGU 55
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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