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Tectus (Tectus) texanus

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Trochus texanus was named by Roemer (1888).

It was recombined as Trochus (Tectus) texanus by Stanton (1947); it was recombined as Tectus (Tectus) texanus by Allison (1955).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Trochus texanus Roemer p. 13 figs. pl. 1, fig. 13
1947Trochus (Tectus) texanus Stanton pp. 57 - 58 figs. pl. 48, figs. 2 - 6
1955Tectus (Tectus) texanus Allison p. 410 figs. P1. 40, fig. 1, 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTrochinaeRafinesque 1815
genusTectusMonfort 1810
subgenusTectusMontfort 1810
speciestexanus(Roemer 1888)

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.

Tectus (Tectus) texanus Roemer 1888
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Mexico (Baja California) Tectus texanus (1881)