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Tessarolax teleos

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Tessarolax teleos was named by Saul and Squires (2015). Its type specimen is UCMP 38033 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Tessarolax teleos Saul and Squires p. 58 figs. Figures 85 – 91

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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
speciesteleos

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.

Tessarolax teleos Saul and Squires 2015
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires 2015Mature last whorl wide and bicarinate; dorsal spine stout; callus glaze extensive; fictavarix ‘‘mitten-like.’’
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: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (California) Tessarolax teleos (185191)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (California) Tessarolax teleos (220396)