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Goniophora (Cosmogoniophora)

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Taxonomy
Goniophora (Cosmogoniophora) was named by McLearn (1918). It is not extant.

It was reranked as Cosmogoniophora by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Goniophora by McLearn (1918), Cox et al. (1969), Cope (1996); and to Modiomorphoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Cosmogoniophora McLearn
1918Goniophora (Cosmogoniophora) McLearn
1969Cosmogoniophora Cox et al. p. N396
1996Goniophora (Cosmogoniophora) Cope p. 1005
2002Cosmogoniophora Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
superfamilyModiomorphoidea(Miller 1877)
familyModiomorphidae
subfamilyModiomorphinaeMiller 1877
genusGoniophoraPhillips 1848
subgenusCosmogoniophoraMcLearn 1918

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.

Subg. †Goniophora (Cosmogoniophora) McLearn 1918
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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: stationaryg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 17:14:12
Modified: 2009-06-05 13:52:48
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 Eifelian or 477.10000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moridunian477.1 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) Goniophora extensa (87601)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina Cosmogoniophora sp. (8777)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Spain (Guadalajara) Goniophora sp. (20914)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Australia (Victoria) Cosmogoniophora sp. (7196)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95China (Guangxi) Goniophora marija (4831)