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Sanguinolites obliquus

Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae

Taxonomy

Sanguinolites obliquus was named by Meek (1871) [Sanguinolites? obliquus]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Sphenotus obliquus by Hyde (1953).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

S. albanus, S. angulatus, S. bicarinatus, S. clavatus, S. concentrirugosa, S. costata, S. freytesi, S. herricki, S. nagaolingensis, S. niobe, S. omalianus, S. ovalis, S. parvus, S. phlyctaenatus, S. raleighensis, S. striatogranulatus, S. striatolamellosus, S. tiogensis, S. tricostatus, S. turneri, S. variabilis, S. variablis

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1871	Sanguinolites obliquus Meek p. 69
1953	Sphenotus obliquus Hyde p. 309 figs. pl. 39 f. 4-5
1993	Sanguinolites obliquus Hoare p. 392 fig. 7.8

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)

Rank	Name	Author
infraclass	Heteroconchia	(Gray 1854)
—	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
superfamily	Grammysioidea	Miller 1877
family	Sanguinolitidae	Miller 1877
subfamily	Sanguinolitinae	Miller 1877
genus	Sanguinolites
species	obliquus	Meek 1871

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 obliquus Meek 1871

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Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
R. D. Hoare 1993	Sanguinolites with nearly parallel dorsal and ventral margins; posterior margin convexly truncate; anterior margin tightly curved dorsally, sloping ventrally to meet ventral margin in a broadly obtuse angle; beaks located about one-sixth length from anterior margin; low, distinct, umbonal ridge extends to posteroventral angle; other 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: Clapham 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Serpukhovian or 330.30000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections: one only

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Serpukhovian	330.3 - 323.4	USA (West Virginia)	Sanguinolites obliquus (56142)