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Chaperia barretoi

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Caprotinidae

Taxonomy
Chaperia barretoi was named by Brown (1952). Its type specimen is D. 36582 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tarakohe Quarry, which is in an Oligocene marine marl in New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Chaperia barretoi Brown p. 98 fig. 47

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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
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyCaprotinidaeGray 1848
genusChaperiaMunier-Chalmas 1882
speciesbarretoi

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.

Chaperia barretoi Brown 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 06:53:08
Modified: 2007-09-07 08:53:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03New Zealand (North-West Nelson) Chaperia barretoi (type locality: 173837)