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Tuarangiidae

Rostroconchia - Tuarangiida - Tuarangiidae

Taxonomy

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Tuarangiidae Mackinnon
2010Tuarangiidae Bouchet et al. p. 114
2011Tuarangiidae Carter et al. p. 5
2021Tuarangiidae Peel p. 200

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classRostroconchia
orderTuarangiida(MacKinnon 1982)
familyTuarangiidae
familyTuarangiidae

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.

Fm. †Tuarangiidae Mackinnon 1982
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G. †Tuarangia MacKinnon 1982
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Tuarangia gravgaerdensis Berg-Madsen 1987
Tuarangia gravgaerdensis tenuiumbonata Hinz-Schallreuter 1995
Tuarangia paparua MacKinnon 1982
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. S. Peel 2021Small elongate, subquadrate to trapezoidal bivalves with long straight hinge line and very subdued umbones near lateral midline. Dentition taxodont consist­ ing of a number of oblique, subparallel bar­like teeth forming two elements on each valve that are separated by a narrow, erect, amphidetic ligament (slightly re­phrased from MacKinnon 1982).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: semi-infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 10:30:34
Modified: 2022-05-13 12:06:45
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Boomerangian to the top of the Menevian or 500.50000 to 499.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Denmark (Bornholm) Tuarangia gravgaerdensis (50768)
Boomerangian500.5 - 499.0New Zealand (Nelson) Tuarangia paparua (7897 49850)