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Unionites donacinus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Anthracosiidae

Taxonomy
Venulites donacinus was named by Schlotheim (1820).

It was recombined as Unionites donacinus by Geyer et al. (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Venulites donacinus Schlotheim p. 196
2005Unionites donacinus Geyer et al. p. 442 figs. 7A-L, 8A-L

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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
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderAnthracosiidinaSilantiev and Carter 2011
superfamilyAnthracosioidea(Amalizky 1892)
familyAnthracosiidaeAmalizky 1892
genusUnionitesWissman 1841
speciesdonacinus(Schlotheim 1820)

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.

Unionites donacinus Schlotheim 1820
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height529.226.535.228.33.56

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Ladinian or 242.00000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany Unionites donacinus (57781)