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Tahua

Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae

Taxonomy

Species
T. taiaroa, T. waipiro (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Tahua Begg and Grant-Mackie p. 253

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyPleurotomarioidea(Swainson 1840)
familyPleurotomariidaeSwainson 1840
genusTahua

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. †Tahua Begg and Grant-Mackie 2003
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Tahua taiaroa Begg and Grant-Mackie 2003
Tahua waipiro Begg and Grant-Mackie 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height514.28.9031.79.9010.1

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 10:45:50
Modified: 2014-09-30 15:03:14
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Otamitan or 247.20000 to 212.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0New Zealand T. taiaroa (137494 137495 137496)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0New Zealand T. taiaroa (137497)
Otamitan221.5 - 212.0New Zealand T. waipiro (137492 137493)