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Tectus loryi

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Trochus loryi was named by d'Archaic and Haime (1853) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Oligocene-Early Miocene; Oman, Pakistan.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Trochus (Tectus) loryi by Vredenburg (1928); it was recombined as Tectus loryi by Harzhauser (2007), Harzhauser et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Trochus loryi d'Archaic and Haime p. 290 figs. pl. 26, fig. 17
1928Trochus (Tectus) loryi Vredenburg p. 406
2007Tectus loryi Harzhauser p. 83
2009Tectus loryi Harzhauser et al. p. 336

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTrochinaeRafinesque 1815
genusTectusMonfort 1810
speciesloryi(d'Archaic and Haime 1853)

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.

Tectus loryi d'Archaic and Haime 1853
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Burdigalian or 27.30000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Oman Tectus loryi (75608)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Sri Lanka Tectus loryi (77646 77650)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Sri Lanka Tectus loryi (77475 77477)