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Dentalium simile

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Dentalium simile Münster p. 91 figs. Pl 9, fig 8
1891Dentalium simile Kittl p. 171 figs. Pl 1, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
orderDentaliidaDa Costa 1776
familyDentaliidaeGray 1834
genusDentalium
speciessimile

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.

Dentalium simile Münster 1841
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Diagnosis
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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 Ladinian to the top of the Norian or 242.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Peru Dentalium simile (206475)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Peru Dentalium simile (206476)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Dentalium simile (69665 69683 69686 69687 69691 type locality: 137429 144631)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Peru Dentalium simile (206477)