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Tessarolax alaskana

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Tessarolax alaskana was named by Saul and Squires (2015). Its type specimen is LACMIP 13576 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. retusus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Tessarolax alaskana Saul and Squires p. 48 figs. Figures 22–25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
subfamilyAporrhainaeGray 1850
genusTessarolax
speciesalaskana

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.

†Tessarolax alaskana Saul and Squires 2015
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires 2015Mature last whorl strongly tricarinate; callus glaze thin on dorsum, thicker on venter; fictavarix short and laterally flangiform.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:55:58
Modified: 2009-10-09 22:54:17
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available