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Toarctocera

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Toarctocera Gründel et al.
2013Toarctocera Schulbert and Nützel p. 744

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
genusToarctocera

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. †Toarctocera Gründel et al. 2009
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Toarctocera subpunctata Münster 1844
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height328.018.045.027.013.7

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:55:58
Modified: 2009-10-09 22:54:17
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Toarcian to the top of the Early/Lower Aalenian or 180.40000 to 170.90000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian - Aalenian184.2 - 170.9Germany Dicroloma subpunctata (58225)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Germany (Bavaria) T. subpunctata (92959)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Germany (Baden-Württemberg) T. subpunctata (92961)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Germany Dicroloma subpunctata (58250 58297 58352 58387)
Opalinum174.7 - 170.9Germany T. subpunctata (58305)
Opalinum174.7 - 170.9Switzerland Alaria subpunctata (35781 35782 35784 35791 35792 35794 35834 35835 35836 35837 35838 35839 35840 35841 35842 35843 35844 35845 35846 35847 35848 35855 35856 35949 35950 35961 36172)
Opalinum174.7 - 170.9Germany (Baden-Württemberg) T. subpunctata (92960)