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Lunulacardium semistriatum

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Lunulacardiidae

Taxonomy
Lunulacardium semistriatum was named by Münster (1840) [DISTRIBUTION: Devonian. Type is a neotype, as the holotype is lost.]. Its type specimen is MB.M.2232.8, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Lunulacardium semistriatum Münster p. 69 figs. pl. 13 f. 9
1870Lunulacardium semistriatum Stoliczka
1895Lunulacardium semistriatum Beushausen p. 362 figs. pl. 27 f. 1-4
2007Lunulacardium semistriatum Nagel-Myers and Amler pp. 53 – 54 figs. txt-f. 4; Pl. 1 Figs. 1–10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyLunulacardiidaeFischer 1887
genusLunulacardium
speciessemistriatumMünster 1840

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.

Lunulacardium semistriatum Münster 1840
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Nagel-Myers and M. R. W. Amler 2007Transverse to subcircular in outline, slightly wider than high. Margins subcircular, merging regularly into each other. Anterior portion of dorsal margin straight, posterior part slightly convex. Shell truncated posteriorly, creating a straight to slightly concave edge. Posterior to the edge valve declining abruptly perpendicular or with more or less acute angle. Declining shell portion deviating in the sagittal plane of the valve into the thin, fragile posterodorsal portion of shell (e.g., Pl. 1 Figs. 1, 10). Posterodorsal shell portion carrying faint ornamentation of shell body (Pl. 1 Figs. 8, 9); declining portion of valve developing strong, irregular corrugations, more or less parallel to late ridge of carina (Pl. 1 Figs. 5, 7). Valves probably slightly gaping. Hinge line straight to slightly convex, dentition unknown. Umbo small, central, opisthogyrate, partly cut off by truncation. Juvenile shell veneriform, completely twisted anticlockwise compared to shell body by an 90° angle and not affected by truncation (Fig. 4). Ornamentation consisting of coarse radial ribs, less distinct on dorsal portion of shell. Fine comarginal growth lines and additional strong comarginal rugae (Pl. 1 Figs. 1, 3). Pallial line and adductor scars not observable.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 13:34:46
Modified: 2009-06-05 15:34:46
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eaton 1871, Hendy 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available