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Illionia canadensis

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Illionia canadensis was named by Whiteaves (1884). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Illionia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Illionia canadensis Whiteaves
1969Illionia canadensis Cox et al. p. 504

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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
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusIllionia
speciescanadensisWhiteaves 1884

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.

Illionia canadensis Whiteaves 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Ribbing: minorg
Ontogeny: accretiong
Environment: inner shelfg
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Depth habitat: deepg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-12-23 07:08:27
Modified: 2005-12-23 09:08:27
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Liljedahl 1992, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available