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Tegula tridentata

Gastropoda - Tegulidae

Taxonomy
Monodonta tridentata was named by Potiez and Michaud (1838) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Peru-Chile.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Trochus tridentatus by Potiez and Michaud (1838); it was recombined as Tegula tridentata by Dall (1909), DeVries (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Monodonta tridentata Potiez and Michaud p. 321
1838Trochus tridentatus Potiez and Michaud p. 321
1909Tegula tridentata Dall p. 176
2007Tegula tridentata DeVries p. 173

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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
speciestridentata(Potiez and Michaud 1838)

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.

Tegula tridentata Potiez and Michaud 1838
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Chile (Copiapó) Tegula tridentata (222875 222876 222878)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Peru Tegula tridentata (80426)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Chile (Tarapaca) Tegula tridentata (96672)