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Tympanotonos (Diptychochilus)

Gastropoda - Potamididae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Diptychochilus Cossmann in Doncieux
1995Tympanotonos (Diptychochilus) Pacaud and Le Renard p. 156
2002Diptychochilus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyPotamididae(Adams and Adams 1854)
genusTympanotonosSchumacher 1817
subgenusDiptychochilus(Cossmann in Doncieux 1908)

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. †Tympanotonos (Diptychochilus) Cossmann in Doncieux 1908
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Diptychochilus montsecanus Cossmann 1898
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Invalid names: Tympanotonos (Diptychochilus) subquadrisulcatum d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym]
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 07:14:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:14:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Bartonian or 56.00000 to 37.71000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Aisne) Cerithium subquadrisulcatum (177669)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Spain Diptychochilus montsecanus (184298)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Eure-et-Loir) Tympanotonos involutus (178055)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Île-de-France) Tympanotonos roissyi (179130)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Picardie) Tympanotonos roissyi (178155)