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Gruenewaldia decussata

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Myophoriidae

Taxonomy
Cardita decussata was named by Munster (1838).

It was recombined as Myophoria decussata by Laube (1865), Bittner (1895), Broili (1904), Krumbeck (1924); it was recombined as Gruenewaldia decussata by von Wöhrmann (1889), Jelen (1989).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. elegans, G. inflata, G. multicostata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Cardita decussata Munster p. 223 figs. Pl 133, fig 5
1841Cardita decussata Münster p. 86 figs. Pl 8, fig 20
1865Myophoria decussata Laube p. 58 figs. Pl 18, fig 6
1889Gruenewaldia decussata von Wöhrmann
1895Myophoria decussata Bittner
1904Myophoria decussata Broili
1924Myophoria decussata Krumbeck
1989Gruenewaldia decussata Jelen p. 51 figs. Pl 10, fig 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—UniomorphiGray 1854
—UnioniGray 1854
—UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyTrigonioidea(Lamarck 1819)
familyMyophoriidaeBronn 1847
genusGruenewaldia
speciesdecussata(Munster 1838)

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.

†Gruenewaldia decussata Munster 1838
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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 12:34:20
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:34:20
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Longobardian to the top of the Norian or 239.48000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Peru Myophoria decussata (206471)
Ladinian - Carnian241.464 - 227.3Japan (Kumamoto) Gruenewaldia decussata (40595)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Italy (Trentino) Myophoria decussata (44953)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Slovenia Gruenewaldia decussata (57097 57100 160960 160963)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Gruenewaldia decussata (34692 69661) Myophoria decussata (138262 144634)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Peru Myophoria decussata (206472)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Slovenia Myophoria decussata (206261)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Japan Gruenewaldia decussata (59261 59262)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Indonesia (Timor) Myophoria decussata (205283)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Japan Gruenewaldia decussata (98643)