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Taita

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae

Taxonomy
Taita was named by Laws (1948) [Sepkoski's age data: T]. Its type is Taita callosa.

It was assigned to Cylichnidae by Beu et al. (1990); and to Cephalaspida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
T. callosa (type species), T. lawsi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Taita Laws
1990Taita Beu et al. p. 421
2002Taita Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchia(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyCylichnidaeAdams 1850
genusTaitaLaws 1948

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. †Taita Laws 1948
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Taita callosa Laws 1948
Taita lawsi Maxwell 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:31:23
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:31:23
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Waiauan or 13.05000 to 11.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand T. lawsi (63089)