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Trachytriton

Gastropoda - Ranellidae

Taxonomy
Trachytriton was named by Meek (1864) [Sepkoski's age data: K u T Eo].

It was reranked as Tritonium (Trachytriton) by Gabb (1869).

It was assigned to Tritonium by Gabb (1869); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ranellidae by Global Biodiversity Information Facility (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Trachytriton Meek
1869Tritonium (Trachytriton) Gabb p. 154
2002Trachytriton Sepkoski
2015Trachytriton Global Biodiversity Information Facility

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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)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyRanellidaeGray 1854
genusTrachytritonMeek 1864

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. †Trachytriton Meek 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:59:47
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Montana) T. n. sp. (168055)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) T. vinculum (1656 1674 1677)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (North Carolina) T. sp. (7612)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Dakota) T. vinculum (235774)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) T. vinculum (1646)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) T. sp. (4367 4369)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) T. sp. (63518)