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Paradentalium
Taxonomy
Paradentalium was named by Cotton and Godfrey (1933) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Scaphopoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dentaliidae by Reynolds and Steiner (2008).
It was assigned to Scaphopoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dentaliidae by Reynolds and Steiner (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1933 | Paradentalium Cotton and Godfrey |
| 2002 | Paradentalium Sepkoski |
| 2008 | Paradentalium Reynolds and Steiner p. 147 figs. Table 7.1 |
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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.
G. Paradentalium Cotton and Godfrey 1933
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Paradentalium americanum Chenu 1843
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Invalid names: Dentalium texasianum Philippi 1849 [synonym]
Paradentalium disparile d'Orbigny 1847
Paradentalium hexagonum Gould 1859
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Holocene or 13.82000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.62 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.62 Ma
Collections (20 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serravallian | Panama (Bocas del Toro) | P. sp. (135818) | |
| Tortonian | Panama (Darien) | P. sp. (136104 136122) | |
| Messinian | Panama (Bocas del Toro) | P. sp. (135816 135821 135828) | |
| Messinian | Panama (Bocas) | P. sp. (135944) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Venezuela (Sucre) | Dentalium disparile (41542) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Venezuela (Carabobo) | Dentalium texasianum (41540) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (Florida) | Dentalium disparile (59485) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | Dentalium disparile (92408) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Taiwan | Dentalium hexagonum (96255 96258 96259 96264 96265 96267 96270) | |
| Holocene | USA (Louisiana) | Dentalium texasianum (41935 92776) |