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Plethocardia suberecta

Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Plethocardiidae

Taxonomy
Plethocardia suberecta was named by Ulrich (1894).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. aviformis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Plethocardia suberecta Ulrich pp. 577 - 578 figs. pl. XL. f. 25-27

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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
orderMegalodontidaStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyMecynodontoideaHaffer 1959
familyPlethocardiidaeScarlato and Starobogatov 1979
genusPlethocardia
speciessuberecta

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.

†Plethocardia suberecta Ulrich 1894
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Chatfieldian or 453.80000 to 451.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Plethocardia suberecta (174070)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Plethocardia suberecta (26277)