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Megalotachea turonensis

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Helicidae

Taxonomy
Helix turonensis was named by Deshayes (1831).

It was recombined as Megalotachea turonensis by Binder (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Helix turonensis Deshayes
2004Megalotachea turonensis Binder p. 202 figs. Pl 5, fig 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
—TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
RankNameAuthor
—PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderEupulmonata(Haszprunar and Huber 1990)
suborderGeophila(Férussac 1819)
orderStylommatophora(Schmidt 1856)
suborderHelicina
infraorderHelicoidei
superfamilyHelicoideaRafinesque 1815
familyHelicidaeRafinesque 1815
genusMegalotacheaPfeffer 1930
speciesturonensis(Deshayes 1831)

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.

†Megalotachea turonensis Deshayes 1831
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: MN 4 or 16.90000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 416.9 - 15.98Austria (Styria) Megalotachea turonensis (74539)