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Diplodonta balcombensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Diplodonta subquadrata Tate p. 147 figs. pl. 14, figs. 10a-b
1906Diplodonta balcombensis Pritchard

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyUngulinoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyUngulinidaeAdams and Adams 1857
genusDiplodontaBronn 1831
speciesbalcombensisPritchard 1906

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.

Diplodonta balcombensis Pritchard 1906
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Invalid names: Diplodonta subquadrata Tate 1887 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:03:37
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:05:01
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Pliocene or 23.04000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Tasmania) Diplodonta subquadrata (72221)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Diplodonta subquadrata (72210)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ecuador Diplodonta subquadrata (96596)