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Cuspidaria subrostrata

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae

Taxonomy
Neaera subrostrata was named by Tate (1887) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic; Southern Australia]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cuspidaria subrostrata by Darragh (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Neaera subrostrata Tate p. 177 figs. pl. 15, figs. 2a-b
1970Cuspidaria subrostrata Darragh p. 149

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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
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)
superfamilyCuspidarioideaDall 1886
familyCuspidariidaeDall 1886
genusCuspidariaDall 1886
speciessubrostrata()

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: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 17:43:53
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:54:53
Source: g = genus, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Middle Miocene or 15.98000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Neaera subrostrata (72210)