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Thylacus

Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae

Taxonomy
Thylacus was named by Conrad (1860) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-l K Maes-u]. Its type is Thylacus cretaceus.

It was assigned to Capulidae by Sohl (1964); to Calyptraeidae by Dockery (1993); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
T. cretaceus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Thylacus Conrad
1964Thylacus Sohl p. 366
1993Thylacus Dockery p. 69
2002Thylacus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
orderNeotaenioglossaHaller 1882
suborderPtenoglossa(Gray 1853)
superfamilyCalyptraeoideaLamarck 1809
familyCalyptraeidaeLamarck 1809
genusThylacusConrad 1860

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. †Thylacus Conrad 1860
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†Thylacus cretaceus Conrad 1860
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:45:38
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:46:17
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Danian or 83.60000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Mississippi) T. cretaceus (6660 7456 7457 7458 32140 32141)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Tennessee) T. cretaceus (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) T. cretaceus (7515)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) T. cretaceus (4248)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) T. cretaceus (4281)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) T. cretaceus (7476 7586 7591 7592)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) T. cretaceus (4121)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) T. cretaceus (4399 4413 4414 4449)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) T. cretacea (83225) T. cretaceus (4175 4177 4178 4180 4194 4197 4200 4201 4215 4216 4225 4228)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) T. cretaceus (4123 4125 4127 4172)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) T. sp., T. cretaceus (205541)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) T. sp. (205512)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) T. cretaceus (205445)
Danian66.0 - 61.66France T. sp. (20816)