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Tectarius
| Description | Tectarius is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tectarius, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Littorinidae : Tectarius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinidae : Tectarius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Tectarius Valenciennes, 1832 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | in Humboldt & Bonpland, Voy. Rég. equinox, nouv. Continent, Zoology, 2: 271 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (25%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Littorinidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Littorinidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | イガタマキビ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tectarius |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Tectarius (Subditotectarius) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Tectarius (Tectarius) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Monodonta elegans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tectarius antonii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tectarius carinatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tectarius coronatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Tectarius cumingii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tectarius elegans ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Tectarius grandinatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tectarius isletaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tectarius ligniticus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Tectarius luteus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tectarius niuensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tectarius pagodus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tectarius pygmaeus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tectarius rehderi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tectarius rusticus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tectarius spinulosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tectarius striatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tectarius tectumpersicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tectarius tuberculatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tectarius viviparus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1832 | Tectarius Valenciennes |
| 1899 | Echinellopsis Rovereto |
| 1966 | Tectarius Ladd p. 59 |
| 1967 | Tectarius Abbass p. 17 |
| 1993 | Tectarius Wilson p. 148 |
| 2002 | Echinellopsis Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Tectarius Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2007 | Tectarius Harzhauser p. 98 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
