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Pietteia tatahouinensis

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Pietteia tatahouinensis was named by Cox (1969). It is not extant. Its type locality is Bir Remtsa, which is in a Callovian shallow subtidal limestone/marl in the Tataouine Formation of Tunisia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Pietteia tatahouinensis Cox

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
subfamilyDimorphosominae
genusPietteiaCossmann 1904
speciestatahouinensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:55:58
Modified: 2009-10-09 22:54:17
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Callovian to the top of the Late/Upper Callovian or 164.70000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Tunisia Pietteia tatahouinensis (13856)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Tunisia Pietteia tatahouinensis (type locality: 100390)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Tunisia Pietteia tatahouinensis (13585)