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Tropicolpus (Amplicolpus)

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Taxonomy
Tropicolpus (Amplicolpus) was named by Marwick (1971) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Mi-m Sepkoski's reference number: 728].

It was reranked as Amplicolpus by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Tropicolpus by Marwick (1971), Beu et al. (1990), Allmon (1996); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Tropicolpus (Amplicolpus) Marwick
1990Tropicolpus (Amplicolpus) Beu et al. p. 407
1996Tropicolpus (Amplicolpus) Allmon p. 10
2002Amplicolpus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
subfamilyTurritellinaeLovén 1847
genusTropicolpusMarwick 1931
subgenusAmplicolpusMarwick 1971

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.

Subg. †Tropicolpus (Amplicolpus) Marwick 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:15:58
Modified: 2018-02-27 07:57:42
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Otaian to the top of the Aquitanian or 21.70000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45New Zealand Tropicolpus gittosinus (146340)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand Tropicolpus cavershamensis (77488)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand Tropicolpus cavershamensis (77489)