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Pulsellum

Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Pulsellidae

Taxonomy
Pulsellum was named by Stoliczka (1868) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Siphonodentaliidae by Wienrich (1999); to Scaphopoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pulsellidae by Wells and Houston (2001), Reynolds and Steiner (2008).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Kosnik on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Pulsellum Stoliczka
1999Pulsellum Wienrich p. 268
2001Pulsellum Wells and Houston p. 128
2002Pulsellum Sepkoski
2008Pulsellum Reynolds and Steiner p. 148 figs. Table 7.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
orderGadilidaStarobogatov 1982
suborderGadilimorphaSteiner 1992
familyPulsellidaeStoliczka 1868
genusPulsellumStoliczka 1868

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. Pulsellum Stoliczka 1868
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: shallow infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-15 09:39:16
Modified: 2009-10-11 14:32:04
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 23.04000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) P. sp. (62883)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan P. sp. (44970)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) Siphondentalium adelaidensis (63432)