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Teredolites
Taxonomy
Teredolites was named by Leymerie (1842) [boring]. It is extant. Its type is Teredolites clavatus.
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).
It was assigned to Ichnofossils by Hantzschel (1975).
Species
T. clavatus (syn. Martesites vadaszi) (type species), T. longissimus
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1842 | Teredolites Leymerie |
| 1961 | Martesites Vitalis |
| 1975 | Martesites Hantzschel |
| 1975 | Teredolites Hantzschel |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| W. Hantzschel 1975 | Clusters of clublike tubes, about 2 cm long. | |
| W. Hantzschel 1975 (Martesites) | Very closely crowded borings of pelecypods (probably Martesia sp.) in driftwood, lying approx 45o oblique to the annual rings; clayey fillings of borings with circular rills produced by animal’s boring activity, 5 to 7 cm in length, diameter of opening 1.0 to 1.5 cm. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Zanclean or 139.80000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 132.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 132.9 Ma
Collections (13 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valanginian | United Kingdom (England) | T. clavatus (90685) | |
| Early/Lower Aptian | Spain (Valenciana) | T. sp. (61327) | |
| Aptian | United Kingdom (England) | T. longissimus (90683) | |
| Turonian | USA (Minnesota) | T. sp. (1987) | |
| Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian | France | T. sp. (58970) | |
| Middle Turonian | USA (Alaska) | T. sp. (51920) | |
| Campanian - Paleocene | Mali | T. clavatus (202358) | |
| Judithian | USA (Texas) | T. sp. (14489) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Utah) | T. clavatus (49619) T. sp. (141916) | |
| Lutetian - Bartonian | Chile | T. sp. (159932) | |
| Langhian | Austria | T. sp. (148216) | |
| Zanclean | Italy (Siena) | T. sp. (45497) |