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Tectus lucasianus

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Trochus lucasianus was named by Brongniart (1823) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene-Oligocene; Italy, Bulgeria, France, Pakistan.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Trochus (Lamprostoma) lucasianus by Oppenheim (1900); it was recombined as Trochus (Tectus) lucasianus by Vredenburg (1928); it was recombined as Tectus lucasianus by Karagiuleva (1964), Karagiuleva (1964), Harzhauser (2004) and Harzhauser et al. (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. africanus, T. saemanni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Trochus lucasianus Brongniart p. 55 figs. pl. 2, fig. 6
1900Trochus (Lamprostoma) lucasianus Oppenheim p. 281
1911Trochus lucasianus Boussac p. 259
1928Trochus (Tectus) lucasianus Vredenburg p. 405
1964Tectus lucasianus Karagiuleva p. 131
2004Tectus lucasianus Harzhauser p. 107
2009Tectus lucasianus Harzhauser et al. p. 356

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTrochinaeRafinesque 1815
genusTectusMonfort 1810
specieslucasianus(Brongniart 1823)

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.

†Tectus lucasianus Brongniart 1823
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Chattian or 41.30000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Croatia Trochus lucasianus (124308)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Bavaria) Trochus lucasianus (10703)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Italy Trochus lucasianus (81044)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Pakistan Trochus lucasianus (77157)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Iran Tectus lucasianus (76196 76197 76198)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Bulgaria (Ivaylovgrad) Tectus lucasianus (103767)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Greece Tectus lucasianus (74634 74635)