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Orthodesma nasutum

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Taxonomy
Modiolopsis nasutus was named by Hall (1847).

It was recombined as Orthodesma nasutum by Conrad (1841) and Foerste (1924).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Orthodesma nasutum Conrad
1924Orthodesma nasutum Foerste

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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
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
superfamilyModiomorphoidea(Miller 1877)
familyModiomorphidae
genusOrthodesmaHall and Whitfield 1875
speciesnasutum(Hall 1847)

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.

Orthodesma nasutum Hall 1847
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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
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 12:00:33
Modified: 2009-06-05 14:00:33
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Cox et al. 1969, 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 (Virginia) Orthodesma nasutum (5398)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Orthodesma nasutum (173249)