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Goniophorina volvens

Bivalvia - Lipanellidae

Taxonomy
Goniophorina volvens was named by Isberg (1934) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Ordovician; Sweden.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Goniophorina (Goniophorina) volvens by Cox et al. (1969).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by A. Hendy on 2007-12-02; modified by P. Wagner on 2014-12-16

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Goniophorina volvens Isberg p. 205 figs. pl. 27, figs. 6a-b; pl. 28, figs. la-c
1969Goniophorina (Goniophorina) volvens Cox et al. p. N397
1975Goniophorina volvens Toni p. 150 fig. 3K

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
familyLipanellidae
genusGoniophorina
speciesvolvens

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.

Goniophorina volvens Isberg 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 13:56:52
Modified: 2009-06-05 15:56:52
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Pirgu or 449.50000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) Goniophorina volvens (124939)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) Goniophorina volvens (162233)