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Tetrapyle
Taxonomy
Tetrapyle was named by Haeckel (1858) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Pyloniinae by De Wever et al. (2001); to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pyloniidae by Sharma and Takahashi (2007).
It was assigned to Pyloniinae by De Wever et al. (2001); to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pyloniidae by Sharma and Takahashi (2007).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1858 | Tetrapyle Haeckel |
| 1881 | Pylonium Haeckel |
| 2001 | Tetrapyle De Wever et al. p. 151 |
| 2002 | Tetrapyle Sepkoski |
| 2007 | Tetrapyle Sharma and Takahashi p. 822 |
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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.
G. Tetrapyle Haeckel 1858
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Tetrapyle octacantha Müller 1859
Invalid names: Pylonium Haeckel 1881 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma
Collections (30 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miocene - Pliocene | North Pacific | T. octacantha (257601) | |
| Pliocene | North Pacific | T. octacantha (262427) | |
| Pleistocene | North Pacific | T. octacantha (248425 248426 248428 248430 248431 248432 248433 253647 253648 253649 253650) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Japan | T. octacantha (233640 233708 233709 233710 233711 233712) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | North Pacific | T. octacantha (255105 255106) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Japan | T. octacantha (233713) | |
| NN21 | North Pacific | T. octacantha (266882 266883 266886) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | North Pacific | T. octacantha (255100 255101 255102 255103) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Japan | T. octacanthus (233714) |