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Titanosarcolites

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Antillocaprinidae

Taxonomy
Titanosarcolites was named by Trechmann (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes-l K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 914,972]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Caprinidae by Vokes (1980); to Hippuritoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Antillocaprinidae by Skelton (1978), Skelton (2013).

Species lacking formal opinion data
T. alatus, T. alatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Titanosarcolites Trechmann
1978Titanosarcolites Skelton
1980Titanosarcolites Vokes p. 197
2002Titanosarcolites Sepkoski
2013Titanosarcolites Skelton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyCaprinoidead’Orbigny 1850
familyAntillocaprinidaeMacGillavry 1937
genusTitanosarcolitesTrechmann 1924

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. †Titanosarcolites Trechmann 1924
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-27 09:06:45
Modified: 2007-11-27 11:06:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Jamaica (Portland ) T. sp. (116618)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Dakota) T. coraloidea (235774)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Jamaica T. sp. (198683)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) T. sp. (7472)
Late/Upper Campanian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Mexico T. giganteus (163117)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Mexico T. giganteus, T. macgillavryi (64217)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica (Clarendon) T. giganteus (162966 162971 162982 162984 162985) T. sp., T. alatus (93562)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) T. oddsensis (4439) T. sp. (4424)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) T. sp. (4200)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) T. sp. (1305 7608)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica (Clarendon) T. giganteus (84790 161321 161322 161323 161324 161326 161328 161340 161341 161342 161343 161345 161350 161353 161357 161360 161361 161362 161363 161364 161368)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0North Atlantic T. alatus, T. giganteus, T. macgillavryi, T. oddsensis (1374)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica (St. James) T. alatus, T. giganteus (162540 162541)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica (Portland) T. sp. (84789)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Chiapas) T. giganteus (1373 221329) T. sp. (221330)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) T. oddsensis (1297) T. sp. (1392 1393 7493)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica (Clarendon Parish) T. alatus (163013) T. giganteus (163059) T. sp. (163030) T. spp. (163007 163010)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Cuba T. giganteus (73287)