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Cyrtodonta wattii

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Cyrtodontidae

Taxonomy
Palaearca wattii was named by Tate (1896). Its type specimen is SAM T 1258a, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cyrtodonta wattii by Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Palaearca wattii Tate p. 108 figs. pl. 15 f. 1-7
1977Cyrtodonta wattii Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson p. 21 figs. pl. 15 f. 1-7

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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
specieswattii()

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 wattii Tate 1896
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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: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

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

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moridunian477.1 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) Cyrtodonta wattii (87601)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Australia (Northern Territory) Cyrtodonta wattii (77523 79127 79128 79136 79181 79182 79192 79194 79195 79227 79232 79310)