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Cochliolepis (Tylaxis)

Gastropoda - Tornidae

Taxonomy
Tylaxis was named by Pilsbry (1953).

It was reranked as Cochliolepis (Tylaxis) by Garvie (2013).

It was assigned to Cochliolepis by Garvie (2013).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Cochliolepis arietina, Cochliolepis palaeocenica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Cochliolepis (Tylaxis) Garvie p. 38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyTruncatelloideaGray 1840
familyTornidaeSacco 1896
subfamilyVitrinellinaeBush 1897
genusCochliolepis
subgenusTylaxis(Pilsbry 1953)

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.

Subg. †Cochliolepis (Tylaxis) Pilsbry 1953
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. L. Garvie 2013Differing from Cochliolepis s.s. by its more erect form, basally thickened columella, and flattened columellar walls.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Thanetian or 61.66000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (Texas) Cochliolepis palaeocenica (178129)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Texas) Cochliolepis palaeocenica (205455)