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Undularia (Toxoconcha) telescopia

Gastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Toxonema telescopium was named by Böhm (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Marmolata (Salomon coll), which is in a Ladinian carbonate limestone in the Marmolata Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Undularia (Toxoconcha) telescopia by Kittl (1899).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
U. alpina

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Toxonema telescopium Böhm p. 272 figs. Pl 12, fig 5
1899Undularia (Toxoconcha) telescopia Kittl p. 169 figs. Pl 12, figs 25-27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
familyFasciolariidaeGray 1853
RankNameAuthor
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
familySiphonaliidae(Finlay 1928)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyPolinicinaeGray 1847
familyCoelostylinidaeCossmann 1909
genusUndulariaDall 1918
subgenusToxoconcha
speciestelescopia()

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: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-05-29 02:56:52
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:12:38
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ladinian or 242.00000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy Toxonema telescopium (138255)