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Tessarolax inconspicua

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Surcula (Surculites) inconspicua was named by Gabb (1869). It is extant.

It was recombined as Tessarolax inconspicua by Stewart (1927).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. retusus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Surcula (Surculites) inconspicua Gabb p. 151 figs. PI. 26, Fig. 29
1927Tessarolax inconspicua Stewart pp. 365 - 366 figs. Plate XXIII, fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
subfamilyAporrhainaeGray 1850
genusTessarolax
speciesinconspicua()

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
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:55:58
Modified: 2009-10-09 22:54:17
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Thanetian or 59.20000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Surcula inconspicua (190800)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (California) Tessarolax inconspicua (52612)