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Cyrtodonta staffordae

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Cyrtodontidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtodonta staffordae was named by Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson (1977). Its type specimen is CPC 15541, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Cyrtodonta staffordae Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson pp. 20-21 figs. pl. 14 f. 1-3
1996Cyrtodonta staffordae Cope p. 1011

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderCyrtodontidaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
CyrtodontidinaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
superfamilyCyrtodontoidea(Ulrich 1894)
familyCyrtodontidae
genusCyrtodonta
speciesstaffordae

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.

Cyrtodonta staffordae Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 11:39:19
Modified: 2009-06-05 13:39:19
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Moridunian to the top of the Darriwilian or 477.10000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moridunian477.1 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) Cyrtodonta staffordae (87601)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Australia (Northern Territory) Cyrtodonta staffordae (79227 79230)