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Tenagodus californiensis

Gastropoda - Siliquariidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Tenagodus californiensis Squires p. 288 figs. 2-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familySiliquariidaeAnton 1838
genusTenagodusGuettard 1770
speciescaliforniensis

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Tenagodus californiensis Squires 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:15:39
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:15:39
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Thanetian or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (California) Tenagodus californiensis (185199 185200)