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Jponsia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pachychilidae : Jponsia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Pachychilidae : Jponsia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Jponsia Pacaud & Harzhauser, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Pacaud, J.-M.; Harzhauser, M. (2012). Jponsia, Moniquia et Eginea, trois nouveaux genres de Pachychilidae (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda) du Paléogène européen [Jponsia, Moniquia and Eginea, three new genera of Pachychilidae (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda) from European Paleogene]. Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Nice. 27: 105-153. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 47.8 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | freshwater (based on Pachychilidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Cerithioidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Cerithioidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. -M. Pacaud and M. Harzhauser. 2012. Jponsia, Moniquia et Eginea, trois nouveaux genres de Pachychilidae (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda) du Paléogène européen. Annales Museusem Historie naturales Nice 27:105-153 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Jponsia belestensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Jponsia cretacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Jponsia cuvieri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Jponsia dufresnii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Jponsia geslini ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Jponsia stillans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Jponsia stoddardi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Jponsia undosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Jponsia vulcanica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2012 | Jponsia Pacaud and Harzhauser pp. 110 - 111 |
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!
