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Megatylotus (Megatylotus)

Gastropoda - Ampullinidae

Taxonomy
Megatylotus (Megatylotus) was named by Matthew and Cook (1909).

It was assigned to Megatylotus by Matthew and Cook (1909) and Meszaros (1957).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Megatylotus (Megatylotus) Matthew and Cook
1957Megatylotus (Megatylotus) Meszaros p. 129

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Architaenioglossa(Haller 1890)
superfamilyAmpullinoideaCossmann 1918
familyAmpullinidaeCossmann 1918
genusMegatylotusFérussac 1822
subgenusMegatylotus(Fischer 1885)

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.

Subg. †Megatylotus (Megatylotus) Matthew and Cook 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-15 09:36:57
Modified: 2009-09-15 11:36:57
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Romania Megatylotus crassatinus (101971 101972 102023 102028 102029 102079 102081)