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Schizodus cardissa

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Schizodidae

Taxonomy
Myophoria cardissa was named by Waagen (1881). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Road from Katwahi to Shahpur, middle part, Upper Productus-limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Changhsingian marine sandstone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Schizodus cardissa by Reed (1944).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Myophoria cardissa Waagen p. 244 figs. Pl 24, figs 10,11
1944Schizodus cardissa Reed

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyTrigonioidea(Lamarck 1819)
familySchizodidae
genusSchizodus
speciescardissa()

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.

Schizodus cardissa Waagen 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height123.0

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:34:20
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:34:20
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Pakistan Schizodus cardissa (126708)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Myophoria cardissa (type locality: 119720) Schizodus cardissa (126883 126933)