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Dentalium arctum

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Dentalium arctum Pichler
1889Dentalium arctum von Wöhrmann

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
orderDentaliidaDa Costa 1776
familyDentaliidaeGray 1834
genusDentalium
speciesarctumPichler 1857

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.

Dentalium arctum Pichler 1857
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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: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Carnian or 242.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Dentalium arctum (212183)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Austria (Tyrol) Dentalium arctum (202331)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Austria Dentalium arctum (206002)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Germany Dentalium arctum (206009 206037)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Austria (Tyrol) Dentalium arctum (203207)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Austria Dentalium arctum (149435)