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Tectarius

Gastropoda - Littorinidae

Taxonomy
Tectarius was named by Valenciennes (1832) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant. Its type is Tectarius coronatus.

It was assigned to Tectariinae by Wilson (1993); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Littorinidae by Ladd (1966), Abbass (1967) and Harzhauser (2007).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Tectarius Valenciennes
1899Echinellopsis Rovereto
1966Tectarius Ladd p. 59
1967Tectarius Abbass p. 17
1993Tectarius Wilson p. 148
2002Echinellopsis Sepkoski
2002Tectarius Sepkoski
2007Tectarius Harzhauser p. 98

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyLittorinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyLittorinidaeGray 1840
genusTectariusValenciennes 1832

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. Tectarius Valenciennes 1832
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Subg. Tectarius (Tectarius) Valenciennes 1833
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†Tectarius coronatus Valenciennes 1832
†Tectarius elegans Faujas 1817
†Tectarius ligniticus Vokes 1939
Invalid names: Echinellopsis Rovereto 1899 [synonym]
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 07:51:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:51:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Campanian to the top of the Holocene or 83.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) T. sp. (3641)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Indonesia T. songoense (70082)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Egypt T. carinatus (2959)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Oman T. elegans (75608)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Turkey Monodonta elegans (74807)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Marshall Islands T. rehderi (77987 78023)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ecuador T. galapagensis (96596)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica T. muricatus (69093)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) T. rugosus (63207)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador T. galapagiensis (96867)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Turks and Caicos Islands T. sp. (209855)