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Tetraserpula

Polychaeta - Serpulimorpha

Taxonomy
Tetraserpula was named by Parsch (1956) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bajo-u K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 368. Tetraserpula was created as a subgenus by Parsch in order to differentiate between fossil serpulids. It is in fact a parataxon]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Serpulimorpha by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Tetraserpula Parsch pp. 223-227
2002Tetraserpula Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
classPolychaetaGrube 1850
orderSerpulimorpha
genusTetraserpula

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.

G. †Tetraserpula Parsch 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryo
Epibiont: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-09-07 03:11:25
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:11:25
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Sinemurian to the top of the Late/Upper Oxfordian or 196.50000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Argentina (Mendoza) T. sp. (201509)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5India T. sp. (61530 61873 62765 63231 63251)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5United Kingdom (England) T. sp. (38485)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2India T. sp. (62155 63066 63068)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2India T. sp. (61667 61876 61878 62165)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (England) T. sp. (38493)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Spain T. sp. (68306)