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Pleuromeris (Choniocardia) decussata

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Cardita decussata was named by Lamarck (1806) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Pteromeris decussata by Glibert (1933); it was recombined as Venericardia decussata by Feugueur (1951); it was recombined as Pleuromeris (Choniocardia) decussata by Glibert (1985).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1806Cardita decussata Lamarck
1933Pteromeris decussata Glibert p. 139
1951Venericardia decussata Feugueur p. 230
1985Pleuromeris (Choniocardia) decussata Glibert p. 284

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusPleuromerisConrad 1867
subgenusChoniocardia(Cossmann 1904)
speciesdecussata(Lamarck 1806)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-07-05 09:59:13
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:19:06
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Todd 2001

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium Pleuromeris decussata (77608)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Pleuromeris decussata (8124)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Belgium Pleuromeris decussata (77611 77613)