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Trochus margaritifer

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Trochus margaritifer was named by Böhm (1891). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gerhardtsreiter Graben, which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate marl in the Gerhardsreit Formation of Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Trochus margaritifer Böhm p. 67 figs. Pl 2, figs 30,a,b
1902Trochus margaritifer Oppenheim p. 443 figs. Pl 7, figs 22-22a

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
genusTrochusLinnaeus 1758
speciesmargaritifer

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.

Trochus margaritifer Böhm 1891
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian to the top of the Ypresian or 70.60000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany Trochus margaritifer (type locality: 213668)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Egypt Trochus margaritifer (169302)