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Praeconia rhomboidalis

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Taxonomy
Praeconia rhomboidalis was named by Phillips (1829).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Praeconia rhomboidalis Phillips

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyAstartidaed'Orbigny 1844
genusPraeconiaStoliczka 1871
speciesrhomboidalisPhillips 1829

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.

Praeconia rhomboidalis Phillips 1829
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:45:55
Modified: 2024-02-05 22:32:59
Source: superf = superfamily
Reference: Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Bathonian to the top of the Late/Upper Oxfordian or 168.20000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Praeconia rhomboidalis (38737 38738 38740)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3India Praeconia rhomboidalis (68410)
Middle Bathonian - Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Picardie) Praeconia rhomboidalis (96158 96163)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Tanzania Praeconia rhomboidalis (36415)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8United Kingdom (England) Praeconia rhomboidalis (4090 4097)