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Alococoncha crassatellaeformis

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Ctenodontidae

Taxonomy
Isoarca crassatellaeformis was named by Tate (1896). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Alococoncha.

It was recombined as Alococoncha crassatellaeformis by Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Isoarca crassatellaeformis Tate p. 107 figs. pl. 2 f. 19
1977Alococoncha crassatellaeformis Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson pp. 10-11 figs. pl. 2 f. 1-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyCtenodontidaeWöhrmann 1893
genusAlococoncha
speciescrassatellaeformis()

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 mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-20 13:05:14
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:23:23
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Meyer et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Darriwilian to the top of the Arenig or 469.40000 to 468.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Australia (Northern Territory) Isoarca crassatellaeformis (90382 90386)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Australia (Northern Territory) Alococoncha crassatellaeformis (79123)