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Cypricardella tenuistriata

Bivalvia - Cardiida

Taxonomy
Microdon tenuistriata was named by Hall and Whitfield (1869). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Microdon (Cypricardella) tenuistriata by Hall (1885); it was recombined as Cypricardella tenuistriata by Prosser and Kindle (1913).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. concentrica, C. enigmatica, C. rhomboidalis, C. striata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Microdon tenuistriata Hall and Whitfield p. 32
1885Microdon (Cypricardella) tenuistriata Hall p. 310 figs. pl. 73 f. 23-30; pl. 74 f. 20-21
1913Cypricardella tenuistriata Prosser and Kindle p. 275 figs. pl. 34 f. 5

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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
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
genusCypricardella
speciestenuistriata()

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.

†Cypricardella tenuistriata Hall and Whitfield 1869
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:26:58
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:26:58
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Frasnian or 387.95000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31USA (New York) Cypricardella tenuistriata (54379 54442)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (New York) Cypricardella tenuistriata (91244 91246)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Pennsylvania) Cypricardella tenuistriata (9899 54570)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Maryland) Cypricardella tenuistriata (54571)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Maryland) Cypricardella tenuistriata (54568 54569 154838)