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Nordenskjoldia natalensis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae

Taxonomy
Arca natalensis was named by Baily (1855).

It was recombined as Nordenskjoldia natalensis by Dartevelle and Freneix (1957).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Arca natalensis Baily
1957Nordenskjoldia natalensis Dartevelle and Freneix p. 41

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyParallelodontidaeDall 1898
subfamilyGrammatodontinaeBranson 1942
genusNordenskjoldiaMeek and Hayden 1860
speciesnatalensis(Baily 1855)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-10 16:21:52
Modified: 2009-10-10 18:21:52
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 83.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mozambique Nordenskjoldia natalensis (174826)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Djibouti Arca natalensis (96785)