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Teredo (Teredo)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae

Taxonomy
Teredo (Teredo) was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was assigned to Teredo by Jeffery and Tracey (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Teredo (Teredo) Linnaeus
1997Teredo (Teredo) Jeffery and Tracey p. 90

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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
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyPholadoideaLamarck 1809
familyTeredinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusTeredo
subgenusTeredo

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. Teredo (Teredo) Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: boringg
Diet: herbivoreg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:20:03
Modified: 2004-02-29 20:20:03
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Stilwell and Henderson 2002, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Teredo davisi (3268)