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Cardiomorpha doulingensis

Bivalvia - Grammysiidae

Taxonomy
Cardiomorpha doulingensis was named by Fang (1987). Its type specimen is NIGP 71846, a valve (Left valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Douling, Changning (Douling Fm, Upper Mb), which is in a Wuchiapingian marine mudstone in the Douling Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Cardiomorpha doulingensis Fang p. 395 figs. Pl 8, figs 5,6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familyGrammysiidaeMiller 1877
subfamilyGrammysiinaeMiller 1877
genusCardiomorpha
speciesdoulingensis

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height29.309.169.459.300.205

Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:40
Modified: 2009-06-11 19:54:40
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Hunan) Cardiomorpha doulingensis (type locality: 97261)