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Technophorus kempae

Rostroconchia - Ribeirioida - Technophoridae

Taxonomy
Technophorus kempae was named by Pojeta et al. (1977). It is not extant. Its type locality is Locality 84. 311/5A-74. Foothills of northeast side of Dulcie Range, 8 kilometers northwest of Picton Spring, which is in a Payntonian marine sandstone in the Tomahawk Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Technophorus kempae Pojeta et al.
2023Technophorus kempae Wagner p. 3040

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classRostroconchia
orderRibeirioida
familyTechnophoridae
genusTechnophorus
specieskempae

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.

†Technophorus kempae Pojeta et al. 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 Payntonian to the top of the Datsonian or 491.00000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Payntonian491.0 - 488.3Australia (Northern Territory) Technophorus kempae (77414 77587 type locality: 77655)
Datsonian488.3 - 486.85Australia (Northern Territory) Technophorus kempae (77616 77617 77619 77620)