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Teichertia prora

Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae

Taxonomy
Teichertia prora was named by Glenister et al. (1956) [TYPE LOCALITY: Middle Eocene; Western Australia.]. Its type specimen is Comm. Aust. Bur. Min. Res. 1700, a partial shell, and it is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Teichertia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Teichertia prora Glenister et al. p. 497 figs. pl. 54, figs, 1-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassNautilia(Wade 1988)
orderNautilidaAgassiz 1847
superfamilyNautiloidea(de Blainville 1825)
familyHercoglossidaeSpath 1927
genusTeichertia
speciesprora

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.

†Teichertia prora Glenister et al. 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:35:00
Modified: 2009-09-27 12:10:42
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Bartonian or 56.00000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Australia (Western Australia) Teichertia prora (82038)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Australia (Western Australia) Teichertia prora (82039)