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Sanguinolites naiadiformis

Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae

Taxonomy
Sanguinolites naiadiformis was named by Winchell (1871). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. clavatus, S. costata, S. herricki, S. phlyctaenatus, S. striatolamellosus, S. tricostatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Sanguinolites naiadiformis Winchell p. 255
1888Sanguinolites naiadiformis Herrick p. 71 figs. pl. 4 f. 2; pl. 9 f. 3; pl. 10 f. 2
1991Sanguinolites naiadiformis Busanus and Hoare p. 475 figs. 5.23 - 5.25
1993Sanguinolites naiadiformis Hoare p. 392 figs. 7.6 – 7.7

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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
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familySanguinolitidaeMiller 1877
subfamilySanguinolitinaeMiller 1877
genusSanguinolites
speciesnaiadiformis

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.

†Sanguinolites naiadiformis Winchell 1871
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. W. Busanus and R. D. Hoare 1991Elongate, suboval, thin-shelled; beaks located in anterior one-third of length with moderately produced anterior portion; ornamentation of fine, closely spaced, comarginal ridges and some coarser ridges in some specimens.

R. D. Hoare 1993Elongate, suboval, thin-shelled Sanguinolites; beaks approximately one-third length from anterior margin; dorsal and ventral margins subparallel; anterior portion of shell moderately produced; ornamentation of fine, closely spaced, comarginal lirae and some coarser ridges; interior features not observed.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-12 12:35:55
Modified: 2009-10-12 14:35:55
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Clapham 2015

Age range: Serpukhovian or 330.90000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (West Virginia) Sanguinolites naiadiformis (92964 92965 92975)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (West Virginia) Sanguinolites naiadiformis (56143)