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Cuna multilamella

Bivalvia - Carditida - Condylocardiidae

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

It was recombined as Cuna multilamella by Darragh (1970).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Carditella multilamella Tate p. 189 figs. pl. 20, fig. 17
1970Cuna multilamella Darragh p. 142

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCondylocardiidaeBernard 1896
subfamilyCuninaeChavan 1969
genusCunaHedley 1902
speciesmultilamella()

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.

Cuna multilamella Tate 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-07-05 10:11:54
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:24:03
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Todd 2001, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Zanclean or 15.98000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Carditella multilamella (72210)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Cuna multilamella (166744)