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Tuba

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Mathildidae

Taxonomy
Tuba was named by Lea (1823).

It was assigned to Mathildidae by Kaim (2004) and Darragh (2017).

Species
T. (Protuba), T. peruviana, T. seriaformis
Species lacking formal opinion data
T. parabella

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Tuba Lea
2004Tuba Kaim p. 139
2017Tuba Darragh p. 96

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
orderAllogastropodaHaszprunar 1985
superfamilyMathildoideaDall 1889
familyMathildidaeDall 1889
genusTubaLea 1823

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. †Tuba Lea 1823
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Subg. †Tuba (Protuba) Cossmann 1912
†Tuba peruviana Olsson 1930
†Tuba seriaformis Schröder 1995
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 07:25:45
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:25:45
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Valanginian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 140.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Poland (Lodzkie) Gegania seriaformis (64853 64854 64855 64856 64857 64858 64866 64868 64869 64870 64872 64874)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Poland (Lodzkie) Gegania seriaformis (64842 64843 64844 64845 64846 64847 64848 64849 64850 64851 64852)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) T. parabella (88357)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Maryland) T. sp. (83135)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Australia (Victoria) T. sp. (6267)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Texas) T. antiquata (91845)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) T. sp. (3258)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) T. sculpta (8124 8125)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) T. sulcata (42636)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Peru (Piura) T. peruviana (52526 52528)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (South Carolina) T. antiquata (92487)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Peru (Piura) Tuba indet. (55431)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) T. sulcata (42640)