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Atomodesma marwicki

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Atomodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Atomodesma marwicki was named by Waterhouse (1958). Its type specimen is NZGS TM2035 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GS5082, The Cone, which is in an Artinskian carbonate limestone in New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Atomodesma marwicki Waterhouse p. 173 fig. 2A
1963Atomodesma marwicki Waterhouse p. 704 figs. Pl 100, figs 2,4

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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()
genusAtomodesma
speciesmarwicki

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.

Atomodesma marwicki Waterhouse 1958
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eaton 1871

Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3New Zealand Atomodesma marwicki (type locality: 120425)