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Limopsis aviculoides

Bivalvia - Arcida - Limopsidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Limopsis aviculoides Heilprin p. 221
1919Limopsis aviculoides Harris p. 36
2002Limopsis aviculoides Kosnik

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLimopsoideaDall 1895
familyLimopsidaeDall 1895
genusLimopsisSassi 1827
speciesaviculoides(Conrad 1862)

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.

Limopsis aviculoides Conrad 1862
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 17:32:15
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:32:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Alabama) Limopsis aviculoides (1442)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Louisiana) Limopsis aviculoides (1454 1455)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Limopsis aviculoides (205490)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Limopsis aviculoides (2453 2454 90600 205438 205489)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Louisiana) Limopsis aviculoides (44518 92381 98912 98936 98940 98943 98952 106917 106918 106919)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Limopsis aviculoides (2444 2446 2449 2451 90707 90709 99672 99736 101179 205508)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (South Carolina) Limopsis aviculoides (92492)