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Opisthocoelus

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Praecardiidae

Taxonomy
Opisthocoelus was named by Beushausen (1895) [Sepkoski's age data: S u D Fras]. Its type is Opisthocoelus concentricus.

It was reranked as Lunulicardium (Opisthocoelus) by Clarke (1904).

It was assigned to Lunulicardium by Clarke (1904); to Cardiolinae by Cox et al. (1969); and to Praecardioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Opisthocoelus Beushausen p. 388
1904Lunulicardium (Opisthocoelus) Clarke p. 246
1969Opisthocoelus Cox et al. p. N245
2002Opisthocoelus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—ArcioniGray 1854
orderCyrtodontidaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
suborderPraecardiidina()
—PraecardioideiNewell 1965
superfamilyPraecardioideaHoernes 1884
familyPraecardiidaeHoernes 1884
subfamilyCardiolinaeFischer 1886
genusOpisthocoelus

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.

G. †Opisthocoelus Beushausen 1895
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†Opisthocoelus ausavensis Steininger 1853
†Opisthocoelus concentricus Beushausen 1895
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Frasnian to the top of the Early/Lower Famennian or 382.31000 to 368.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Germany O. concentricus, Cardium ausavense (135671)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (New York) Lunulicardium transversale (55168)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) O. concentricus (235121)