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Tepeyacia gregaria

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Polyconitidae

Taxonomy
Horiopleura gregaria was named by Palmer (1928). Its type specimen is CAS 2163, 2164, and 2165 (syntypes) and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Tepeyacia gregaria by Masse et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Horiopleura gregaria Palmer p. 49 figs. Plate VIII, figures 1-5
2007Tepeyacia gregaria Masse et al. p. 226 figs. Figs. 8, 9, 10 (pars)

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyPolyconitidaeMacGillavry 1937
genusTepeyacia
speciesgregaria()

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.

Tepeyacia gregaria Palmer 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-26 07:20:02
Modified: 2007-09-26 09:20:02
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Steuber 2002, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Early/Lower Albian or 113.20000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Mexico (Baja California) Tepeyacia gregaria (84751)