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Paleodentalium

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae

Taxonomy
Paleodentalium was named by Gentile (1974).

It was reranked as Dentalium (Paleodentalium) by Gentile (1974).

It was assigned to Dentalium by Gentile (1974); and to Dentaliidae by Reynolds and Steiner (2008).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Paleodentalium Gentile
1974Dentalium (Paleodentalium) Gentile p. 1213
2008Paleodentalium Reynolds and Steiner p. 147 figs. Table 7.1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
orderDentaliidaDa Costa 1776
familyDentaliidaeGray 1834
genusPaleodentaliumGentile 1974

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. †Paleodentalium Gentile 1974
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Paleodentalium kansasense Gentile 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-11 12:33:07
Modified: 2009-10-11 14:33:57
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Missourian or 306.00000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Dentalium kansasense (11095)