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Teredo alpina

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae

Taxonomy
Teredo alpina was named by Traub (1938). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mt. Haunsberg, which is in a Paleocene coastal sandstone/marl in the Oiching Formation of Austria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. annulata, T. parvula, T. polythalamia, T. rectus, T. ringens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Teredo alpina Traub p. 64 figs. Pl 5, fig 6

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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
speciesalpina

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.

†Teredo alpina Traub 1938
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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: Paleocene or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Austria (Salzburg) Teredo alpina (type locality: 84335)