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Carolia placunoides

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae

Taxonomy
Carolia placunoides was named by Cantraine (1838) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Egypt.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Subspecies
C. foraminifera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Carolia placunoides Cantraine
1920Carolia placunoides Douvillé p. 157 figs. Pl 3, fig 4; text-fig 11
1983Carolia placunoides Strougo p. 119

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
—AnomioideiGray 1854
—AnomioiteiGray 1854
superfamilyAnomioideaRafinesque 1815
familyAnomiidaeRafinesque 1815
genusCaroliaCantraine 1838
speciesplacunoidesCantraine 1838

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.

†Carolia placunoides Cantraine 1838
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:28:15
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:28:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 47.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Senegal Carolia placunoides (40798 209396 209406 209407 209408)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Libya (Ajdabiya) Carolia placunoides (42129)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Egypt Carolia placunoides (41905 41913)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Libya Carolia placunoides (42134)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Egypt Carolia placunoides (41915 41916 41917 42052 42056)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt Carolia placunoides (79700 184741 184742 184743 184744 184745 184746 234882 234883 234888 234889)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Libya Carolia placunoides (42144 77237)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Egypt Carolia placunoides (40516 184747 184748 184750 184751 184752 184753)