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Genota (Pseudotoma)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae

Taxonomy
Pseudotoma was named by Bellardi (1875) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than T Plio Sepkoski's reference number: 794]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Genota (Pseudotoma) by Baluk (2003).

It was assigned to Turridae by Durham (1944), Harris and Palmer (1947) and Dockery (1977); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Genota by Baluk (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Pseudotoma Bellardi
1944Pseudotoma Durham p. 184
1947Pseudotoma Harris and Palmer p. 433
1977Pseudotoma Dockery p. 94
2002Pseudotoma Sepkoski
2003Genota (Pseudotoma) Baluk p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBorsoniidae(Bellardi 1875)
genusGenotaAdams and Adams 1858
subgenusPseudotoma(Bellardi 1875)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. †Genota (Pseudotoma) Bellardi 1875
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†Pseudotoma alazana Cooke 1928
†Pseudotoma axeli Harris and Palmer 1947
Pseudotoma bonellii Bellardi 1839
†Pseudotoma chaneyi Durham 1944
†Pseudotoma heilprini Aldrich 1885
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:08:14
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:14
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Langhian or 61.60000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 59.2 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Greenland Pseudotoma sp. (22944 22945)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Denmark Pseudotoma inconspicua (35263) Pseudotoma steenstrupi (35265 35267)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Virginia) Pseudotoma bellistriata (101306)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Maryland) Pseudotoma bellistriata (91117)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Pseudotoma coronata (171532)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Yvelines) Pseudotoma coronata (177971)
Lutetian - Priabonian47.8 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Pseudotoma heilprini (1423)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Pseudotoma aldrichi (90704) Pseudotoma axeli (232682) Pseudotoma heilprini (205526 205535) Pseudotoma heilprini, Pseudotoma axeli (90643 164232) Pseudotoma sp. (99734)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Pseudotoma heilprini (3534 91115)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Pseudotoma gardnerae (81266) Pseudotoma gardneri (98301) Pseudotoma heilprini (3503)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Florida) Pseudotoma floridana (41453 61109 92391)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Pseudotoma heilprini (92298 98689)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Pseudotoma chaneyi (91606)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Pseudotoma heilprini (6802)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Pseudotoma precedens, Pseudotoma bonellii (178110) Pseudotoma striolata, Pseudotoma bonellii (178108)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Italy Pseudotoma bonellii (178112) Pseudotoma striolata, Pseudotoma precedens (178116)