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Tectus (Tectus) mauritianus
Taxonomy
Trochus mauritianus was named by Gmelin (1791) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Indo-Pacific.]. It is extant. It is the type species of Tectus, Tectus (Tectus).
It was recombined as Tectus mauritianus by Montfort (1810); it was recombined as Tectus (Tectus) mauritianus by Ladd (1966).
It was recombined as Tectus mauritianus by Montfort (1810); it was recombined as Tectus (Tectus) mauritianus by Ladd (1966).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1791 | Trochus mauritianus Gmelin |
| 1810 | Tectus mauritianus Montfort |
| 1966 | Tectus (Tectus) mauritianus Ladd p. 38 |
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Tectus (Tectus) mauritianus Gmelin 1791
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleistocene | Vanuatu | Tectus mauritianus (78042) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Seychelles | Tectus mauritianus (80965 80966 81006 81011 81013) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | Kenya | Tectus mauritianus (81080 81081 81082 81089) |