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Fissidentalium solidissimum

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae

Taxonomy
Dentalium solidissimum was named by Pilsbry and Brown (1917). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Dentalium (Fissidentalium) solidissimum by Weisbord (1929); it was recombined as Fissidentalium solidissimum by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Dentalium solidissimum Pilsbry and Brown p. 37 figs. pl. 5, fig. 8
1929Dentalium (Fissidentalium) solidissimum Weisbord p. 26
2008Fissidentalium solidissimum Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
orderDentaliidaDa Costa 1776
familyDentaliidaeGray 1834
genusFissidentaliumFischer 1885
speciessolidissimum(Pilsbry and Brown 1917)

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.

Fissidentalium solidissimum Pilsbry and Brown 1917
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-11 12:33:07
Modified: 2009-10-11 14:33:57
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 23.04000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Colombia Fissidentalium solidissimum (131222)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Colombia (Atlantico) Dentalium solidissimum (60680 60684)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Colombia Fissidentalium solidissimum (131220)