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Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) suzukii

Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae

Taxonomy
Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) suzukii was named by Nakazawa (1999). It is not extant. Its type specimen is HP 100050, a shell (Butterflied articulated mould). Its type locality is Festningen, Unit 11, Spitsbergen (1989-91 coll), which is in a Wuchiapingian marine shale in the Kapp Starostin Formation of Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) suzukii Nakazawa pp. 4-5 figs. Fig 4.1a-b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyParallelodontidaeDall 1898
genusGrammatodon(Branson 1942)
subgenusCosmetodon
speciessuzukii

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
partNmean
valve height119.0

Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-10 16:21:52
Modified: 2009-10-10 18:21:52
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Svalbard and Jan Mayen Grammatodon suzukii (type locality: 117550)