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Limopsis silveradoensis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Limopsidae

Taxonomy
Limopsis silveradoensis was named by Packard (1922). Its type specimen is UCMP 12324 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 2143, Santa Ana Mountains, which is in a Turonian/Campanian marine horizon in the Ladd Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Limopsis silveradoensis Packard p. 419 figs. Plate 27, figures 2 and 4
2012Limopsis silveradoensis Squires pp. 7 0- 8 figs. Figs. 3–13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLimopsoideaDall 1895
familyLimopsidaeDall 1895
genusLimopsisSassi 1827
speciessilveradoensis

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.

Limopsis silveradoensis Packard 1922
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 17:32:15
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:32:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Limopsis silveradoensis (80933 80934 80935 80936)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (California) Limopsis silveradoensis (215758 229163)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (California) Limopsis silveradoensis (220390)
Late/Upper Turonian - Middle Campanian93.5 - 70.6USA (California) Limopsis silveradoensis (type locality: 207820)