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Triptychus

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae

Taxonomy
Triptychus was named by Mörch (1875) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Pyramidellidae by Todd (2001); and to Heterostrophia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Triptychus Mörch
2001Triptychus Todd
2002Triptychus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderPylopulmonataTeasdale 2017
superfamilyPyramidelloidea(Gray 1840)
familyPyramidellidaeGray 1840
genusTriptychusMörch 1875

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. Triptychus Mörch 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:35:11
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:35:11
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Calabrian or 5.33300 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago T. sp. (60416)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela T. niveus (131210)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) T. sp. (79844 79845)