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Lunulacardium excrescens

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Lunulacardiidae

Taxonomy
Lunulacardium excrescens was named by Münster (1840). Its type specimen is BSPG AS VII 1735, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Lunulacardium excrescens Münster p. 70 figs. pl. 13 f. 12.
2007Lunulacardium excrescens Nagel-Myers and Amler p. 55 figs. pl. 1 f. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyLunulacardiidaeFischer 1887
genusLunulacardium
speciesexcrescensMünster 1840

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.

Lunulacardium excrescens Münster 1840
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Nagel-Myers and M. R. W. Amler 2007As for the genus with valves a little higher than long. Ornamentation consisting of fi ne, closely spaced radial ribs and few comarginal growth lines.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 13:34:46
Modified: 2009-06-05 15:34:46
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available