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Paradentalium americanum

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae

Taxonomy
Dentalium americanum was named by Chenu (1843). It is extant.

It was recombined as Paradentalium americanum by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Dentalium americanum Chenu
1849Dentalium texasianum Philippi
2008Paradentalium americanum Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
orderDentaliidaDa Costa 1776
familyDentaliidaeGray 1834
genusParadentaliumCotton and Godfrey 1933
speciesamericanum(Chenu 1843)

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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Invalid names: Dentalium texasianum Philippi 1849 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-11 12:33:07
Modified: 2009-10-11 14:33:57
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Dentalium texasianum (41935 92776)