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Laevidentaliidae

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Laevidentaliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Laevidentaliidae Palmer
2001Laevidentaliidae Wells and Houston p. 91
2008Laevidentaliidae Reynolds and Steiner p. 147 figs. Table 7.1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
orderDentaliidaDa Costa 1776
familyLaevidentaliidae
familyLaevidentaliidae

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.

Fm. Laevidentaliidae Palmer 1974
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G. Laevidentalium Cossmann 1888
G. †Pipadentalium Yoo 1988
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G. †Scissuradentalium Yoo 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tournaisian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 358.90000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 346.7 Ma

Collections (130 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Australia (New South Wales) Pipadentalium protruberans, Scissuradentalium runnegari (44158)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0Czech Republic Laevidentalium sp. (38088)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Iowa) Laevidentalium sp. (3294)
Late/Upper Mississippian330.9 - 323.2USA (Alaska) Laevidentalium venustum (112183)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Oklahoma) Laevidentalium venustum (5611)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Russian Federation Laevidentalium sp. (90211 90218)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Laevidentalium bangtoupoensis (31617 31618 31619 31620 31621 31622 31623 31624 31625 31627 31631 31632)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Spain (Sardinia) Laevidentalium laeve (201607)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Germany Laevidentalium sp. (23813)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany Laevidentalium sp. (23624 23625 23626 23627 23812 23814 23815 23816 23817 23818 23839 23840 23841 23842 23843 23844 23845 23846 23847 23848)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany (Bavaria) Laevidentalium sp. (23854 23855 23856 23857 23860) Laevidentalium sp. 1 (23849 23850 23851 23852 23853 23858 23859)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Poland Laevidentalium sp. (141287 141288 141289 141290 141291 141292)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Poland Laevidentalium sp. (141266 141267 141269 141270 141271 141272 141273 141274 141275 141276 141277 141278 141279 141281 141282 141285 141293 141294 141295 141296 141297 141298 141299 141300 141301 141302 141303)
Middle Bathonian - Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Poland Laevidentalium sp. (141283 141284 141286)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Australia (Northern Territory) Laevidentalium sp. (13946)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland Laevidentalium n. sp. (177724)
Danian66.0 - 61.6New Zealand (Southland) Laevidentalium sp. (50217)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Japan (Hokkaido) Laevidentalium sp. (206290)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Laevidentalium nitens (76601)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0New Zealand Laevidentalium pareorense (67587 67590)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0New Zealand (Westland) Laevidentalium sp. (50157)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Washington) Laevidentalium sp. (203164)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Italy Laevidentalium simplex (180394)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Japan (Nagano) Laevidentalium sp. (51576 51577)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Laevidentalium sp. (62882)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (North Island) Laevidentalium sp. (176737)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand Laevidentalium pareorense (146596) Laevidentalium sp. (77489)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Japan (Fukui ) Laevidentalium sp. (176560)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Laevidentalium sp. (77491)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan (Toyama) Laevidentalium sp. (219252)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Netherlands Laevidentalium sp. (186883 186884)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Chile Laevidentalium sp. (78527 78528 78530 78533 78534 78535 78536 78537 78539)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Laevidentalium sp. (61898)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand Laevidentalium fodinense (63089 63090)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium Laevidentalium sp. (77863)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Argentina (Chubut) Laevidentalium feruglioi (42147)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Laevidentalium haytense (69094)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Laevidentalium liodon, Laevidentalium perlongum (131210)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) Laevidentalium sp. (61344)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) Laevidentalium sp. (79842)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Laevidentalium sp. (63319 63320)