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Dentalium solidum

Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Dentalium solidum Hutton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
orderDentaliidaDa Costa 1776
familyDentaliidaeGray 1834
genusDentalium
speciessolidumHutton 1873

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 solidum Hutton 1873
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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 Kaiatan to the top of the Altonian or 37.20000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kaiatan37.2 - 36.0New Zealand Dentalium solidum (67591)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand (Central Otago) Dentalium solidum (35118 35127 35128 35130)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand Dentalium solidum (67599 67854 67864)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand (Southland) Dentalium solidum (50785)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (Central Otago) Dentalium solidum (35119)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand (Dannevirke) Dentalium solidum (35654)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Dentalium solidum (67822 67897)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608New Zealand (Hawke's Bay) Dentalium solidum (45177 45183)