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Tropinuculites

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Taxonomy
Tropinuculites was named by McLearn (1918) [Sepkoski's age data: S u]. Its type is Nuculites (Orthonota) carinata.

It was assigned to Malletiidae by Cox et al. (1969); and to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Tropinuculites McLearn p. 140
1969Tropinuculites Cox et al. p. N235
2002Tropinuculites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyMalletiidae(Adams and Adams 1858)
genusTropinuculitesMcLearn 1918

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. †Tropinuculites McLearn 1918
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: deposit feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:26:01
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:26:01
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) Orthonota carinata (89886 89927 111331)