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Tectus pyramis

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Trochus pyramis was named by Born (1778) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; west Pacific.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Tectus (Tectus) pyramis by Ladd (1966); it was recombined as Tectus pyramis by Short and Potter (1987), Hendy (2007) and Harzhauser et al. (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. africanus, T. saemanni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1778Trochus pyramis Born p. 338
1966Tectus (Tectus) pyramis Ladd p. 39
1987Tectus pyramis Short and Potter p. 10
2007Tectus pyramis Hendy
2009Tectus pyramis Harzhauser et al. p. 336

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTrochinaeRafinesque 1815
genusTectusMonfort 1810
speciespyramis(Born 1778)

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.

Tectus pyramis Born 1778
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.97Christmas Island Tectus pyramis (209824)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan Tectus pyramis (191446)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Kalimantan) Tectus pyramis (42224)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Northern Mariana Islands Tectus pyramis (77941)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Tonga Tectus pyramis (78075)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Tectus pyramis (63317 63318 63319 63321 63355 63356)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) Tectus pyramis (191983)