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Tritonium martinezensis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8947248https://www.gbif.org/species/8947248
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)364366https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=364366
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Charoniidae : Charonia : Tritonium martinezensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ranellidae : Charonia : Tritonium martinezensis
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
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyRanellidaeGray 1854
subfamilyCymatiinaeIredale 1913
genusCharoniaGistel 1848
speciesTritonium martinezensisDickerson 1914
Generic NameTritonium
Scientific NameTritonium martinezensis Dickerson, 1914
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Tritonium martinezensisspeciesbelongs to Tritoniumstated with evidenceDickerson, 1914
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance66.0 - 56.0 Ma
Paleocene
Last Recorded Appearance66.0 - 56.0 Ma
Paleocene
Environmentmarine (based on Charonia)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Charonia)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Charonia)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Charonia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. E. Dickerson. 1914. Fauna of the Martinez Eocene of California. Bulletin of the Department of Geology, University of California 6:61-180

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1914Tritonium martinezensis Dickerson p. 146 figs. plate 15, fig. 2

References

Dickerson R. E. (1914) Fauna of the Martinez Eocene of California, Bulletin of the Department of Geology, University of California 6, 61-180
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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