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Tatara

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae

Taxonomy
Tatara was named by Fleming (1950) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l T Mi-l-u Sepkoski's reference number: 899].

It was assigned to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Cancellariidae by Schnetler and Petit (2006); and to Cancellariinae by Beu and Raine (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Tatara Fleming
2002Tatara Sepkoski
2006Tatara Schnetler and Petit p. 106
2009Tatara Beu and Raine

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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
superfamilyCancellarioideaGray 1853
familyCancellariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyCancellariinaeGray 1853
genusTataraFleming 1950

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.

G. †Tatara Fleming 1950
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:07:45
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:07:45
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 66.00000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark T. danica (176994)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand T. revoluta (67839)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3New Zealand T. revolta (67924)