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Tectibranchia

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia

Taxonomy
Tectibranchiata was named as a suborder. It is extant.

It was reranked as the order Tectibranchia by Addicott (1970) and Hickman (1980).

It was assigned to Opisthobranchiata by Martin (1904); to Gastropoda by Addicott (1970); and to Opisthobranchia by Hickman (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Tectibranchiata Martin p. 131
1970Tectibranchia Addicott p. 137
1980Tectibranchia Hickman p. 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchia(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderTectibranchia
orderTectibranchia

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.

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Fm. †Akeridae Mazzarelli 1891
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G. Akera Muller 1776
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†Akera bolivarensis Anderson 1928
†Akera constricta Stephenson 1941
†Akera gregoryi Newton 1917
†Akera maga Vokes 1939
†Akera narica Vredenburg 1925
†Akera pseudodesioi Eames 1952
†Akera texana Aldrich 1911
Invalid names: Tornatinidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Callovian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 166.10000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 164.7 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian170.3 - 164.7Saudi Arabia Akera sp. (45303)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia Akera sp. (45549)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Tanzania Akera tanganyicensis (36350)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Angola Akera gregoryi (210739)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Akera thevestensis (114872)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Akera thevestensis (140539)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Brazil (Sergipe) Akera sp. (143534)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Akera constricta (7481)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France Akera sp. (20816)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Akera maga (51942) Akera sp. (167604)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Pakistan Akera pseudodesioi (183835 183884 183926 183927 183933 184065)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Akera sp. (205417) Akera texana (90455)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Pakistan Akera pseudodesioi (183965)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Akera maga (8012)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Indonesia Akera striatella (79524)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Colombia Akera bolivarensis (88278)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Colombia (Bolivar) Akera bolivarensis (3312)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Romania Akera striatella (101813 101821)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Romania Akera striatella (102019)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Italy Akera striatella (81044)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Pakistan Acera narica (77159)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Akera bullata (74861)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Akera soluta (63208)