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Tegula (Tegula)

Gastropoda - Tegulidae

Taxonomy
Tegula (Tegula) was named by Lesson (1835). It is extant.

It was assigned to Tegula by Lesson (1835), Todd (2001).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Tegula mariana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Tegula (Tegula) Lesson
2001Tegula (Tegula) Todd

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTegulidae(Kuroda et al. 1971)
genusTegulaLesson 1835
subgenusTegulaLesson 1835

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.

Subg. Tegula (Tegula) Lesson 1835
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:46
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Argentina Tegula jeguaensis (71428)