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Tegula masiasi

Gastropoda - Tegulidae

Taxonomy
Tegula masiasi was named by DeVries (2007) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Miocene; Peru.]. Its type specimen is UWBM 97903, a partial shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Tegula masiasi DeVries p. 175 figs. figs. 74-78

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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
speciesmasiasi

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 masiasi DeVries 2007
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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 Burdigalian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 20.45000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Peru Tegula masiasi (80464 80540)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Peru Tegula masiasi (80509)