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Talantodiscus mackayi

Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae

Taxonomy
Talantodiscus mackayi was named by Begg and Grant-Mackie (2003). Its type specimen is OU 16436 and is a mold. Its type locality is ERF 548, State Highway 96, Catlins (H46/f8701), which is in a Ladinian marine siliciclastic in New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2012-12-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Talantodiscus mackayi Begg and Grant-Mackie p. 230 fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyPleurotomarioidea(Swainson 1840)
familyPleurotomariidaeSwainson 1840
genusTalantodiscus
speciesmackayi

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.

Talantodiscus mackayi Begg and Grant-Mackie 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height29.499.0010.09.500.707

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 10:45:50
Modified: 2014-09-30 15:03:14
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ladinian or 241.46400 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0New Zealand Talantodiscus mackayi (type locality: 137442 137443)