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Tectus (Rochia) niloticus

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Trochus niloticus was named by Linnaeus (1767) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7381].

It was recombined as Trochus (Rochia) niloticus by Ladd (1934); it was recombined as Tectus (Rochia) niloticus by Ladd (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1767Trochus niloticus Linnaeus
1934Trochus (Rochia) niloticus Ladd p. 202
1966Tectus (Rochia) niloticus Ladd p. 39
1987Trochus niloticus Short and Potter p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTrochinaeRafinesque 1815
genusTectusMonfort 1810
subgenusRochia
speciesniloticus(Linnaeus 1767)

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 (Rochia) niloticus Linnaeus 1767
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Japan (Okinawa) Trochus niloticus (42294)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Japan (Okinawa) Trochus niloticus (42344 42348 42363 42380)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Vanuatu Tectus niloticus (78042)
Calabrian - Middle Pleistocene1.8 - 0.129Japan (Okinawa) Trochus niloticus (42302)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan (Okinawa) Trochus niloticus (42355 42356)