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Tugali

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae

Taxonomy
Tugali was named by Gray (1843) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 530,899]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Gastropoda by Bartrum (1919); to Emarginulinae by Knight et al. (1960); to Fissurellidae by Kensley and Pether (1986), Short and Potter (1987); to Emarginulidae by Wilson (1993); and to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Tugali Gray
1919Tugalia Bartrum p. 100
1960Tugali Knight et al. p. 230
1986Tugali Kensley and Pether p. 149
1987Tugali Short and Potter p. 6
1993Tugali Wilson p. 59
2002Tugali Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
orderLepetellidaMoskalev 1971
superfamilyFissurelloidea(Fleming 1822)
familyFissurellidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyEmarginulinae(Gray 1834)
genusTugaliGray 1843

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. Tugali Gray 1843
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Subg. †Tugali (Parmophoridea) Wenz 1938
Subg. †Tugali (Tugali) Gray 1843
Tugali barnardi Barnard 1963
Tugali cicatricosa Adams 1851
Tugali parmophoidea Quoy 1834
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:42:04
Modified: 2011-09-03 16:46:01
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 48.07000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Australia (Western Australia) T. sp. (179828 179829 179835)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand T. navicula (67897)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) T. infrotunata (63432)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand T. sp. (45028)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand (Auckland) Tugalia kumeroa (45259)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58South Africa (Western Cape) T. barnardi (118306)