Neopilina
E431201
Neopilina is a genus of deep-sea mollusks considered living fossils, providing key insights into the evolution and ancestral features of molluscan groups.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neopilina canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4336393 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neopilina Context triple: [Monoplacophora, notableGenus, Neopilina]
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A.
Capnoides
Capnoides is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy order Papaverales, known for delicate, often tubular flowers and typically found in temperate regions.
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B.
Notocitellus
Notocitellus is a genus of ground squirrels native to Mexico, known for their burrowing habits and adaptation to open, arid habitats.
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C.
Cyclomedusa
Cyclomedusa is a disc-shaped fossil organism from the Ediacaran period, interpreted as part of the early complex multicellular life that preceded the Cambrian explosion.
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D.
Pycnoidei
Pycnoidei is a suborder of marine ray-finned fishes within the order Scorpaeniformes, comprising various bottom-dwelling, often spiny species.
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E.
Charniodiscus
Charniodiscus is an extinct genus of frond-like marine organisms from the Ediacaran Period, known from soft-bodied fossils that represent some of the earliest complex multicellular life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neopilina Target entity description: Neopilina is a genus of deep-sea mollusks considered living fossils, providing key insights into the evolution and ancestral features of molluscan groups.
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A.
Capnoides
Capnoides is a small genus of flowering plants in the poppy order Papaverales, known for delicate, often tubular flowers and typically found in temperate regions.
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B.
Notocitellus
Notocitellus is a genus of ground squirrels native to Mexico, known for their burrowing habits and adaptation to open, arid habitats.
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C.
Cyclomedusa
Cyclomedusa is a disc-shaped fossil organism from the Ediacaran period, interpreted as part of the early complex multicellular life that preceded the Cambrian explosion.
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D.
Pycnoidei
Pycnoidei is a suborder of marine ray-finned fishes within the order Scorpaeniformes, comprising various bottom-dwelling, often spiny species.
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E.
Charniodiscus
Charniodiscus is an extinct genus of frond-like marine organisms from the Ediacaran Period, known from soft-bodied fossils that represent some of the earliest complex multicellular life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
mollusc genus ⓘ |
| bodySymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| class | Monoplacophora ⓘ |
| depthRange |
abyssal zone
ⓘ
bathyal zone ⓘ |
| describedAs | living fossil ⓘ |
| distribution |
deep-sea regions of the Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
deep-sea regions of the eastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukaryota
ⓘ
linked to:
Eukarya
|
| environment | marine ⓘ |
| family | Neopilinidae ⓘ |
| feedingType | benthic feeder ⓘ |
| habitat | deep sea ⓘ |
| hasCirculatorySystem | simple circulatory system ⓘ |
| hasDigestiveSystem | straight gut ⓘ |
| hasImportanceFor |
reconstruction of early molluscan evolution
ⓘ
understanding relationships among major molluscan classes ⓘ |
| hasMultiplePairsOf |
gills
ⓘ
muscle scars ⓘ nephridia ⓘ |
| hasNervousSystem | ladder-like nervous system ⓘ |
| hasRadula | true ⓘ |
| hasScientificSignificance |
evidence for ancestral molluscan features
ⓘ
insights into molluscan evolution ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
primitive mollusc
ⓘ
relict taxon ⓘ |
| isModelFor | ancestral molluscan body plan ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | benthic ⓘ |
| phylum | Mollusca ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| resembles | Paleozoic monoplacophoran fossils ⓘ |
| shellComposition | calcareous ⓘ |
| shellType | cap-shaped shell ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
comparative morphology
ⓘ
evolutionary biology ⓘ systematics of Mollusca ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Neopilina Description of subject: Neopilina is a genus of deep-sea mollusks considered living fossils, providing key insights into the evolution and ancestral features of molluscan groups.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.