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Cuneamya elliptica

Bivalvia - Grammysiidae

Taxonomy
Cuneamya elliptica was named by Miller (1881).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Cuneamya elliptica Miller

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familyGrammysiidaeMiller 1877
genusCuneamyaHall and Whitfield 1875
speciesellipticaMiller 1881

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.

Cuneamya elliptica Miller 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 12:50:06
Modified: 2009-06-05 14:50:06
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Maysvillian or 450.20000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) Cuneamya elliptica (173049)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (New York) Cuneamya elliptica (173273)