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Avicula cosmeta

Bivalvia - Aviculidae

Taxonomy
Avicula cosmeta was named by Cossmann (1887) [DISTRIBUTION: Paleogene; Paris.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Avicula cosmeta Cossmann pp. 168-169 figs. pl. 7, fig. 20-23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
familyAviculidaed'Orbigny 1843
genusAviculaBruguière 1791
speciescosmeta

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.

Avicula cosmeta Cossmann 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available