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Paradentalium disparile

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae

Taxonomy
Dentalium disparile was named by d'Orbigny (1847). It is extant.

It was recombined as Paradentalium disparile by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Dentalium disparile d'Orbigny p. 202 figs. pl. 25, figs. 14-17
2008Paradentalium disparile Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
orderDentaliidaDa Costa 1776
familyDentaliidaeGray 1834
genusParadentaliumCotton and Godfrey 1933
speciesdisparile(d'Orbigny 1847)

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.

Paradentalium disparile d'Orbigny 1847
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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 Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Dentalium disparile (41542)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Dentalium disparile (59485)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (South Carolina) Dentalium disparile (92408)