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Dentalium porterensis

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Dentalium porterensis Weaver p. 79
1944Dentalium porterensis Durham p. 191

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

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 porterensis Weaver 1912
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Chattian or 38.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Dentalium porterensis (91606 91607)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Washington) Dentalium porterensis (62246 180418 208145)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Washington) Dentalium porterensis (208138 208140 208141 208142 208143 208144 208146)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Dentalium porterensis (91623)