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Cercomya schoensis

Bivalvia - Pandorida - Laternulidae

Taxonomy
Cercomya schoensis was named by Futterer (1897). Its type locality is Jima River, which is in a Kimmeridgian shallow subtidal limestone in Ethiopia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Cercomya schoensis Futterer

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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
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPandoridaStewart 1930
superfamilyPandoroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLaternulidaeHedley 1918
genusCercomyaAgassiz 1843
speciesschoensis

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.

Cercomya schoensis Futterer 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 05:39:59
Modified: 2007-10-05 07:39:59
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Kimmeridgian or 157.30000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Ethiopia Cercomya schoensis (type locality: 94491)