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Conocardium ferox

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Conocardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium ferox was named by Dana (1849). It is a mold. Its type locality is Wollongong Point, Illawarra (USNM coll), which is in a Wordian coastal siliciclastic in the Gerringong Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Conocardium ferox by Rogalla and Amler (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Cardium ferox Dana p. 701 figs. Pl 8, fig 3
2006Conocardium ferox Rogalla and Amler p. 36

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classRostroconchia
orderConocardiida()
superfamilyConocardioideaMiller 1889
familyConocardiidae
genusConocardium
speciesferox()

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.

Conocardium ferox Dana 1849
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: semi-infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-03-19 04:13:00
Modified: 2008-03-19 06:13:00
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (New South Wales) Cardium ferox (type locality: 133336)