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Cardiomorpha sublimosa

Bivalvia - Grammysiidae

Taxonomy
Cardiomorpha sublimosa was named by Reed (1944). Its type specimen is GSI 17180, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chambalwala gorge, near 2nd waterfall, Narsinghphoar, Salt Range, which is in a Capitanian marine shale in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Cardiomorpha sublimosa Reed p. 297 figs. Pl 53, fig 20

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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
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familyGrammysiidaeMiller 1877
subfamilyGrammysiinaeMiller 1877
genusCardiomorpha
speciessublimosa

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height122.0

Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:40
Modified: 2009-06-11 19:54:40
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Pakistan Cardiomorpha sublimosa (type locality: 125883)