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Tectura

Gastropoda - Patellida - Acmaeidae

Taxonomy
Tectura was named by Gray (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio-l R]. It is extant. Its type is Patella parva.

It was assigned to Acmaeadae by Lozouet et al. (2001); and to Patellogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Tectura Gray
2001Tectura Lozouet et al. p. 16
2002Tectura Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassPatellogastropoda(Lindberg 1986)
orderPatellida(Ihering 1876)
superfamilyLottioideaGray 1840
familyAcmaeidae()
genusTecturaGray 1847

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. Tectura Gray 1847
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Subg. Tectura (Testudinalia) Moskalev 1966
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†Testudinalia testudinalis Müller 1776
Tectura antillarum Sowerby 1834
Tectura parva Da Costa 1778
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-08-15 13:50:17
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:45:27
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Holocene or 23.04000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.45 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France T. sp. (74861)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Kazakhstan T. incognita, T. laevigata (174760)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy (Livorno) T. virginea (173989)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58United Kingdom (England) T. virginea (84764 84819)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Italy (Livorno) T. virginea (173663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Acmaea antillarum (80407)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Iceland Acmaea testudinalis (75057)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Acmaea testudinalis (66432 66500)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Nunavut) Acmaea testudinalis (66509 66511 66524 66525)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greenland Acmaea testudinalis (75210 75212 75215 75217 75218 75219)