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Saxidomus noblei

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Saxidomus noblei was named by Dickerson (1914). Its type specimen is no number listed, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 2249, Rock Creek, which is in a Selandian marine sandstone/shale in the San Francisquito Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Saxidomus noblei Dickerson p. 300 figs. pl. 29, fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCallocardiinae(Dall 1895)
genusSaxidomusConrad 1837
speciesnoblei

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.

Saxidomus noblei Dickerson 1914
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Eocene or 61.66000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (California) Saxidomus noblei (type locality: 203578)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Saxidomus noblei (50078)