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Triploca

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae

Taxonomy
Triploca was named by Tate (1893) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Mi Sepkoski's reference number: 899]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Acteonidae by Beu et al. (1990); and to Cephalaspida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Triploca Tate
1990Triploca Beu et al. p. 421
2002Triploca Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyActeonidaed'Orbigny 1835
genusTriplocaTate 1893

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. †Triploca Tate 1893
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:23:29
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:23:29
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 37.71000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) T. waihaoensis (45041)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Australia (Victoria) T. ligata (71236)