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Dentalium (Laevidentalium) calafium

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Dentalium (Laevidentalium) calafium Vokes p. 105 figs. plate 16, fig. 30-31
1984Dentalium (Laevidentalium) calafium Squires p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
orderDentaliidaDa Costa 1776
familyDentaliidaeGray 1834
genusDentalium
subgenusLaevidentaliumCossmann 1888
speciescalafium

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
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-11 12:33:07
Modified: 2009-10-11 14:33:57
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (California) Dentalium calafium (8011 200144 205251 205252)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Dentalium calafium (51922 200845 200852 200853 201693 201700 207148 207149 207151 207174 207176 207177)