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Clidophorus

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Clidophorus was named by Hall (1862).

It was assigned to Ledidae by Raymond (1916); and to Nuculanidae by Galli (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Clidophorus Hall
1916Clidophorus Raymond
2013Clidophorus Galli p. 86

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusClidophorusHall 1862

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.

G. †Clidophorus Hall 1862
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†Clidophorus alpinus Winckler 1861
†Clidophorus brevi Foerste 1924
†Clidophorus obliquus Stewart 1920
†Clidophorus obscurus Raymond 1905
†Clidophorus planulatus Conrad 1847
†Clidophorus postvolutus Foerste 1924
†Clidophorus praevolutus Foerste 1914
†Clidophorus tamarackensis Foerste 1924
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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Chazyan to the top of the Late/Upper Triassic or 471.30000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) C. obscurus (171708 172188 172321)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Ontario) C. tamarackensis (173252)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Québec) C. planulatus, C. brevi (164218)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) C. planulatus (173278) C. praevolutus (173327)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (New York) C. planulatus (173273)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) C. obliquus (173269) C. planulatus (173021 173249) C. praevolutus (173292)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Québec) C. planulatus, C. postvolutus (173121)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Michigan) C. noquettensis (26307)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) C. noquettensis (26311) C. ogontzensis (26313)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7Brazil C. brasilianus (25622)
Llandovery - Ludlow443.1 - 422.7USA (Maryland) C. nitidus (41103 41105 41106 41109)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Svalbard and Jan Mayen C. sp. (211892)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Lithuania C. hollebeni (46450 46461 46486 46519)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Germany C. alpinus (202142)