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Thylacus cretaceus

Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae

Taxonomy
Thylacus cretaceus was named by Conrad (1860) [m. kosnik taxon no: 1483]. It is the type species of Thylacus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Thylacus cretaceus Conrad
1960Thylacus cretaceus Sohl p. 94 figs. Pl 10, figs 1-4,7
1964Thylacus cretaceus Sohl p. 366
1993Thylacus cretaceus Dockery p. 69

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
orderNeotaenioglossaHaller 1882
suborderPtenoglossa(Gray 1853)
superfamilyCalyptraeoideaLamarck 1809
familyCalyptraeidaeLamarck 1809
genusThylacusConrad 1860
speciescretaceusConrad 1860

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.

†Thylacus cretaceus Conrad 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:45:38
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:46:17
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Thylacus cretaceus (6660 7456 7457 7458 32140 32141)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Thylacus cretaceus (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Thylacus cretaceus (7515)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Thylacus cretaceus (205541)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Thylacus cretaceus (205445)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Thylacus cretaceus (7476 7586 7591 7592)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Thylacus cretaceus (4281)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Thylacus cretaceus (4248)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Thylacus cretaceus (4121)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Thylacus cretaceus (4175 4177 4178 4180 4194 4197 4200 4201 4215 4216 4225 4228)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Thylacus cretaceus (4123 4125 4127 4172)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Thylacus cretaceus (4399 4413 4414 4449)