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Minodentalium herculeum

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae

Taxonomy
Dentalium herculeum was named by de Koninck (1863).

It was recombined as Entalis herculea by Waagen (1880); it was recombined as Plagioglypta herculeum by Hayasaka (1925); it was recombined as Plagioglypta herculea by Reed (1944), Waterhouse (1980); it was recombined as Minodentalium herculeum by Asato and Kase (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Dentalium herculeum de Koninck p. 8 figs. Pl 4, figs 10-12
1880Entalis herculea Waagen p. 181 figs. Pl 16, figs 1-3
1925Plagioglypta herculeum Hayasaka p. 26 figs. Pl 8, fig 20
1944Plagioglypta herculea Reed p. 352
1980Plagioglypta herculea Waterhouse p. 198
2021Minodentalium herculeum Asato and Kase p. 756

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
orderDentaliidaDa Costa 1776
familyDentaliidaeGray 1834
genusMinodentalium
speciesherculeum()

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.

Minodentalium herculeum de Koninck 1863
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter120.0

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: base of the Guadalupian to the top of the Changhsingian or 274.40000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (42 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Guadalupian274.4 - 259.51Iran (Isfahan) Entalis herculea (211723)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Dentalium herculeum (119647) Entalis herculea (119623 119696) Plagioglypta herculea (125926 125928 126004 126738 126941)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14India Entalis herculea (230622)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Pakistan Plagioglypta herculea (126700 126704 126706 126708 126709 126744 126745 126747 126749 126752 126754 126985 127017)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Dentalium herculeum (90262) Entalis herculea (89061 90251 119608 119625 119637 119677 119689) Plagioglypta herculea (110953 126882 126883 126887 126889 126896 126933 126934 126981 126988 126989)