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Ctenodonta bilunata perdentata

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Leda perdentata Barrande figs. pI. 270, II, figs 1-9
1934Ctenodonta bilunata perdentata Pfab p. 227 figs. pI. 2, figs 12-13.
1991Ctenodonta bilunata perdentata Babin and GutiƩrrez-Marco pp. 120 - 122 figs. pl. 4, fig. 1-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyMalletiidae(Adams and Adams 1858)
genusCtenodontaNeumayr 1884
speciesbilunata()
subspeciesperdentata()

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
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: deposit feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 12:32:05
Modified: 2009-06-05 14:32:05
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926
Collections
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