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Trabeculatia trabeculum

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Atomodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Atomodesma trabeculum was named by Waterhouse (1963). Its type specimen is NZGS TM3708 and is a mold. Its type locality is GS7637, Mount Duppa, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate sandstone in the Tramway Formation of New Zealand.

It was recombined as Trabeculatia trabeculum by Waterhouse (1979) and Campbell (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Atomodesma trabeculum Waterhouse p. 712 figs. Pl 103, figs 5-7; pl 104, figs 1-6; pl 105, figs 1-5,10,11
1969Atomodesma trabeculum Waterhouse p. 257 figs. Pl 1, fig 13
1979Trabeculatia trabeculum Waterhouse p. 15
1984Trabeculatia trabeculum Campbell p. 157 figs. 2H-J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyInoceramoideaGiebel 1852
familyAtomodesmatidaeWaterhouse 1976
subfamilyAtomodesmatinae()
genusTrabeculatia
speciestrabeculum()

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.

Trabeculatia trabeculum Waterhouse 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height719.812.130.522.06.56
valve height2232.818.075.031.813.9

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 Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17New Zealand Atomodesma marwicki (120426) Atomodesma trabeculum (120436 120437 type locality: 120438 120439 120440)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17New Zealand (Southland) Atomodesma trabeculum (41769)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17New Caledonia Atomodesma trabeculum (134258) Trabeculatia trabeculum (39933 105029 105030 105031 105033)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17New Zealand (Southland) Atomodesma trabeculum (41765)