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Calorhadia (Litorhadia) compsa

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Leda compsa was named by Gabb (1860) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Calorhadia (Litorhadia) compsa by Gardner (1945).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Leda compsa Gabb p. 387 figs. pl. 67, fig. 57
1945Calorhadia (Litorhadia) compsa Gardner p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusCalorhadia()
subgenusLitorhadia
speciescompsa(Gabb 1860)

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: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-07-27 04:12:34
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) Yoldia compsa (90651)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Mississippi) Yoldia compsa (99673)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71USA (Louisiana) Yoldia compsa (90470)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Mexico (Tamaulipas) Calorhadia compsa (42978)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) Calorhadia compsa (205410 205414 205415 205422 205430 205433 205460 205480 205481) Yoldia compsa (90656 91797 91838 91839 92214 98747 98837)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (South Carolina) Yoldia compsa (92308)