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Tectus (Tectus) margaritaceus

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Trochus margaritaceus was named by Deshayes (1832) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Tectus (Tectus) margaritaceus by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. africanus, T. saemanni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Trochus margaritaceus Deshayes pp. 232-233 figs. pl. 28, figs. 7-9
1995Tectus (Tectus) margaritaceus Pacaud and Le Renard

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTrochinaeRafinesque 1815
genusTectusMonfort 1810
subgenusTectusMontfort 1810
speciesmargaritaceus(Deshayes 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.

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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 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Priabonian or 41.30000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) Trochus margaritaceus (3494)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Romania Tectus margaritaceus (101967 102168 102169)