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Clisocolus endotrachys

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae

Taxonomy
Sphaeriola endotrachys was named by Meek (1876) [DISTRIBUTION: Campanian; Western Interior.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Clisocolus endotrachys by Russell and Landes (1937).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Sphaeriola endotrachys Meek p. 139 figs. pl. 29, fig. 2
1937Clisocolus endotrachys Russell and Landes p. 154

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyMactromyidaeCox 1929
genusClisocolus
speciesendotrachys(Meek 1876)

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: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: chemosymbioticsuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:27
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:06:59
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available