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Biradiolites lameracensis

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae

Taxonomy

Biradiolites lameracensis was named by Toucas (1909). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

B. acuticostatus, B. aquitanicus, B. baylei, B. bulgaricus, B. canaliculatus, B. chaperi, B. haperi, B. ibericus, B. jamaicensis, B. mauldei

Synonyms

Radiolites similivalvis was named by Astre (1932). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Biradiolites lameracensis by Mallada (1998).
Biradiolites orbigny was named by Toucas (1940). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Biradiolites lameracensis by Mallada (1998).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1909	Biradiolites lameracensis Toucas
1932	Radiolites similivalvis Astre
1940	Biradiolites orbigny Toucas

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)
infraclass	Heteroconchia	(Gray 1854)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardiata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Cardiiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Hippuritida	()
suborder	Radiolitidina
superfamily	Radiolitoidea	Gray 1848
family	Radiolitidae	Gray 1848
genus	Biradiolites	d'Orbigny 1850
species	lameracensis	Toucas 1909

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.

†Biradiolites lameracensis Toucas 1909

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Invalid names: Biradiolites orbigny Toucas 1940 [synonym], Radiolites similivalvis Astre 1932 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

low Mg calcitef

Composition 2:

aragonitef

Grouping:

gregariouso

Environment:

marineo

Locomotion:

stationaryo

Attached:

yeso

Life habit:

intermediate-level epifaunalo

Diet:

suspension feedero

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2007-11-27 10:22:47

Modified:

2007-11-27 12:22:47

Source: f = family, o = order, c = class

References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Spain	Biradiolites lameracensis (163786)
Campanian - Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	Spain	Biradiolites lameracensis (152414)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Spain	Biradiolites lameracensis (163788)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	France	Biradiolites lameracensis (1327 1328)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Turkmenistan	Biradiolites lameracensis (1350)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Spain	Biradiolites lameracensis (1317)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Cuba	Biradiolites lameracensis (73287)