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Caprininae (disused)

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Caprinidae

Taxonomy
Caprininae was named by d'Orbigny (1847).

It was assigned to Caprinidae by Bouchet et al. (2010) and Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Caprininae d'Orbigny
2010Caprininae Bouchet et al.
2011Caprininae Carter et al. p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyCaprinoidead’Orbigny 1850
familyCaprinidaed'Orbigny 1850
subfamilyCaprininaed'Orbigny 1847
subfamilyCaprininaed'Orbigny 1847

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.

Subfm. †Caprininae d'Orbigny 1847
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 06:53:47
Modified: 2007-09-07 08:53:47
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available