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Caprinuloidea perfecta

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Caprinuloideidae

Taxonomy
Caprinuloidea perfecta was named by Palmer (1928). Its type specimen is CAS 2169 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Caprinuloidea.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Caprinuloidea perfecta Palmer pp. 59 - 60 figs. Plate IX, figure 3; plate X, figure 1

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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
superfamilyCaprinoidead’Orbigny 1850
familyCaprinuloideidaeDamestoy 1971
genusCaprinuloidea
speciesperfecta

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.

Caprinuloidea perfecta Palmer 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:42:18
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:08:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 109.00000 to 99.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5Mexico Caprinuloidea perfecta (64192)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3USA (Texas) Caprinuloidea perfecta (161071)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Mexico Caprinuloidea perfecta (64213)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Cuba Caprinuloidea perfecta (73278)