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Dentalium (Laevidentalium)
Taxonomy
Dentalium (Laevidentalium) was named by Cossmann (1888) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi R]. It is extant.
It was reranked as Laevidentalium by Wienrich (1999), Wells and Houston (2001), Sepkoski (2002) and Reynolds and Steiner (2008).
It was assigned to Dentalium by Cossmann (1888), Oostingh (1935), Harris and Palmer (1947), Gardner (1947) and Squires (1984); to Dentaliidae by Wienrich (1999); to Scaphopoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Laevidentaliidae by Wells and Houston (2001) and Reynolds and Steiner (2008).
It was reranked as Laevidentalium by Wienrich (1999), Wells and Houston (2001), Sepkoski (2002) and Reynolds and Steiner (2008).
It was assigned to Dentalium by Cossmann (1888), Oostingh (1935), Harris and Palmer (1947), Gardner (1947) and Squires (1984); to Dentaliidae by Wienrich (1999); to Scaphopoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Laevidentaliidae by Wells and Houston (2001) and Reynolds and Steiner (2008).
Subtaxa
Dentalium (Laevidentalium) calafium, Dentalium (Laevidentalium) danai, Dentalium (Laevidentalium) lacteolum, Dentalium (Laevidentalium) largicrescens, Dentalium (Laevidentalium) lighti, Dentalium (Laevidentalium) pictile, Dentalium (Laevidentalium) pseudorakhiense, Dentalium (Laevidentalium) rakhiense
Species lacking formal opinion data
Dentalium amaliense, Dentalium angulare, Dentalium arciforme, Dentalium bothrum, Dentalium buricum, Dentalium callipeplum, Dentalium chipolanum, Dentalium dijki, Dentalium diopon, Dentalium elongatum, Dentalium entale, Dentalium equisetum, Dentalium ewekoroense, Dentalium gabbi, Dentalium guineense, Dentalium inornatum, Dentalium intercalatum, Dentalium kickxi, Dentalium majus, Dentalium marwicki, Dentalium matanzasense, Dentalium mediaviense, Dentalium michelotti, Dentalium morganianum, Dentalium multistrictum, Dentalium nanaimoense, Dentalium nigeriense, Dentalium nunomae, Dentalium octogonum, Dentalium oerstedi, Dentalium opaculum, Dentalium palmerae, Dentalium palmerae, Dentalium paulini, Dentalium regulare, Dentalium regulare, Dentalium sexangulum, Dentalium sublineatum, Dentalium sulcosum, Dentalium thalloides, Dentalium thalloides, Dentalium thaloides, Dentalium uscarinanum, Dentalium varicostata, Dentalium vitreum, Dentalium weinkauffi, Fustiaria perlongum, Laevidentalium fodinense, Laevidentalium liodon, Laevidentalium perlongum, Laevidentalium venustum
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1888 | Dentalium (Laevidentalium) Cossmann p. 7 |
| 1935 | Dentalium (Laevidentalium) Oostingh p. 123 |
| 1947 | Dentalium (Laevidentalium) Gardner p. 627 |
| 1947 | Dentalium (Laevidentalium) Harris and Palmer p. 213 |
| 1984 | Dentalium (Laevidentalium) Squires p. 16 |
| 1999 | Laevidentalium Wienrich p. 264 |
| 2001 | Laevidentalium Wells and Houston p. 112 |
| 2002 | Laevidentalium Sepkoski |
| 2008 | Laevidentalium Reynolds and Steiner |
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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.
Subg. Dentalium (Laevidentalium) Cossmann 1888
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†Dentalium (Laevidentalium) calafium Vokes 1939
†Dentalium (Laevidentalium) danai Meyer 1885
†Dentalium (Laevidentalium) lacteolum Tate 1899
†Dentalium (Laevidentalium) largicrescens Tate 1899
†Dentalium (Laevidentalium) lighti Vokes 1939
†Dentalium (Laevidentalium) pictile Tate 1899
†Dentalium (Laevidentalium) pseudorakhiense Eames 1952
†Dentalium (Laevidentalium) rakhiense Eames 1952
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available