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Prodentalium akasakensis

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Prodentaliidae

Taxonomy
Dentalium akasakensis was named by Hayasaka (1925). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kinshozan, Kuro zone, Akasaka, Gifu Prefecture, which is in a Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Akasaka Formation of Japan.

It was recombined as Prodentalium akasakensis by Asato and Kase (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Dentalium akasakensis Hayasaka p. 23 figs. Pl 8, figs 17,17a
2021Prodentalium akasakensis Asato and Kase p. 749 fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
orderDentaliidaDa Costa 1776
familyProdentaliidaeStarobogatov 1974
genusProdentaliumYoung 1942
speciesakasakensis()

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.

Prodentalium akasakensis Hayasaka 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-11 12:33:07
Modified: 2009-10-11 14:33:57
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Japan Prodentalium akasakensis (220705 220707)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan Dentalium akasakensis (type locality: 109637)