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Terebratula tamaulipana

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae

Taxonomy
Terebratula tamaulipana was named by Imlay (1937). Its type specimen is UM 18743, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Terebratula tamaulipana Imlay p. 573 figs. Pl 83, figs 6-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyTerebratuloidea(Gray 1840)
familyTerebratulidaeGray 1840
subfamilyTerebratulinaeGray 1840
genusTerebratula
speciestamaulipana

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
partNmean
shell height117.7

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:44:14
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:44:14
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Hauterivian or 139.80000 to 129.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Mexico (Tamaulipas) Terebratula tamaulipana (2124 2126 2127 2128)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Colombia Terebratula tamaulipana (97672)