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Palaeocardita iranica

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Palaeocarditidae

Taxonomy
Palaeocardita iranica was named by Hautmann (2001). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Profil Nayband, Howz-e-Khan-Member, NAY 1905,7m, which is in a Rhaetian marine mixed carbonate-siliciclastic in the Nayband Formation of Iran.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Palaeocardita iranica Hautmann

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
familyPalaeocarditidae(Chavan 1969)
genusPalaeocarditaConrad 1867
speciesiranica

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.

Palaeocardita iranica Hautmann 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height115.5

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Alaunian to the top of the Rhaetian or 215.38000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Iran Palaeocardita iranica (106268)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Iran Palaeocardita iranica (49321 49323 49326 49328 49508 49569 49609)
Sevatian - Rhaetian211.18 - 201.4Iran Palaeocardita iranica (48977)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Iran Palaeocardita iranica (48967 48969 48970 48971 48972 type locality: 49033 49331)