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Terebralia bidentata

Gastropoda - Potamididae

Taxonomy
Cerithium bidentatum was named by Defrance (1832) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene-Middle Miocene; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Potamides (Terebralia) bidentatus by Strausz (1966); it was recombined as Terebralia bidentata by Cossmann and Peyrot (1922), Vredenburg (1928), Iqbal (1980), Harzhauser (2002), Harzhauser (2004) and Harzhauser (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. bouryi, T. itogawai, T. itoigawai, T. kakiensis, T. orangensis

Synonyms
  • Cerithium duboisi was named by Hörnes (1856) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Miocene; Austria.]. It is not a trace fossil.

    It was recombined as Terebralia duboisi by Baluk (1975); it was synonymized subjectively with Terebralia bidentata by Harzhauser (2004).
  • Cerithium lignitarum was named by Eichwald (1853). It is not a trace fossil.

    It was recombined as Terebralia lignitarum by Erünal-Erentöz (1958); it was synonymized subjectively with Terebralia bidentata by Harzhauser (2004).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Cerithium bidentatum Defrance figs. pl. 17, fig. 15
1853Cerithium lignitarum Eichwald
1856Cerithium duboisi Hörnes p. 399 figs. pl. 42, fig. 4-5
1922Terebralia bidentata Cossmann and Peyrot p. 262 figs. pl. 6, fig. 4-5
1928Terebralia bidentata Vredenburg p. 367
1958Terebralia lignitarum Erünal-Erentöz p. 28
1966Potamides (Terebralia) bidentatus Strausz p. 166 figs. pl. 6, figs. 3-9
1975Terebralia duboisi Baluk p. 135
1980Terebralia bidentata Iqbal p. 40
2002Terebralia bidentata Harzhauser p. 75
2004Terebralia bidentata Harzhauser p. 118
2007Terebralia bidentata Harzhauser p. 95

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyPotamididae(Adams and Adams 1854)
genusTerebraliaSwainson 1840
speciesbidentata(Defrance 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.

†Terebralia bidentata Defrance 1832
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Invalid names: Terebralia duboisi Hörnes 1856 [synonym], Terebralia lignitarum Eichwald 1853 [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 07:14:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:14:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Tortonian or 47.80000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Terebralia lignitarum (65072)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Centre) Terebralia bidentata (178085)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Turkey (Denizli) Terebralia bidentata (110486)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Greece Terebralia bidentata (76195 76205)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Oman Terebralia bidentata (75608)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Terebralia bidentata (74861)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Greece Terebralia bidentata (172003)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Austria Terebralia bidentata (77622 77624 77625 77629) Terebralia duboisi (180341)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Pakistan Terebralia bidentata (77162 77459)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Terebralia bidentata (111599)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Turkey Terebralia bidentata (74807)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Centre) Terebralia bidentata (179581)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Greece Terebralia bidentata, Terebralia lignitarum (72305)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Romania Potamides bidentata (86875)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovakia Terebralia lignitarum (73135)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece Terebralia bidentata, Terebralia lignitarum (72310)