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Tritonophon kivitalonae

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Plectonotidae

Taxonomy
Tritonophon kivitalonae was named by Peel (1974). It is not extant. Its type locality is Twenhofel’s 1909 Coast Section, Arisaig. Straits of Northumberland, which is in a Pridoli carbonate shale/limestone in the Stonehouse Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Tritonophon kivitalonae Peel
1977Tritonophon kivitalonae Peel pp. 15 - 14 figs. pl. 1 f. 15
2008Tritonophon kivitalonae Ebbestad et al. p. 608
2023Tritonophon kivitalonae Wagner p. 460

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyPlectonotidae()
genusTritonophon()
specieskivitalonae

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-20 21:23:13
Modified: 2009-09-20 23:23:13
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pridoli or 422.70000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Canada (Nova Scotia) Tritonophon kivitalonae (type locality: 155398)