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Ctenodonta longa

Bivalvia - Protobranchia - Ctenodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Tellinomya longa Ulrich p. 103 figs. pl. 7, figs. 17-18
1894Ctenodonta longa Ulrich p. 560

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
orderProtobranchiaPelseneer 1889
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyCtenodontidaeWöhrmann 1893
genusCtenodontaSalter 1852
specieslonga(Ulrich 1894)

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.

Ctenodonta longa Ulrich 1894
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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
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Diet 2: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 12:35:29
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:04:18
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Chatfieldian or 457.30000 to 451.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Kentucky) Ctenodonta longa (100231)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Ctenodonta longa (34555)