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Dentalium rugiferum ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8485353https://www.gbif.org/species/8485353
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)155119https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=155119
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Dentalium : Dentalium rugiferum
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Dentalium : Dentalium rugiferum
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
orderDentaliidaDa Costa 1776
familyDentaliidaeGray 1834
genusDentaliumLinnaeus 1758
speciesDentalium rugiferumvon Koenen 1885
Generic NameDentalium
Scientific NameDentalium rugiferum von Koenen, 1885
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Dentalium rugiferumspeciesbelongs to Dentaliumstated without evidencevon Koenen, 1885
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance66.0 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Last Recorded Appearance61.6 - 56.0 Ma
Paleocene
Motilityslow-moving (based on Dentaliida)
Visionblind (based on Scaphopoda)
Dietdeposit feeder (based on Dentaliida)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Scaphopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)K. I. Schnetler. 2001. The Selandian (Paleocene) mollusc fauna from Copenhagen, Denmark: the Poul Harder 1920 collection. Geology of Denmark Survey Bulletin 37:1-85

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1885Dentalium rugiferum von Koenen

References

Schnetler K. I. (2001) The Selandian (Paleocene) mollusc fauna from Copenhagen, Denmark: the Poul Harder 1920 collection, Geology of Denmark Survey Bulletin 37, 1-85
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!
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