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Durania californica

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae

Taxonomy
Durania californica was named by Anderson (1958). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS Loc. 1346, Ono, which is in an Albian marine siliciclastic in the Budden Canyon Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Durania californica Anderson p. 126 figs. Plate 1, figures 1, 2

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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
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyRadiolitidaeGray 1848
genusDuraniaDouvillé 1908
speciescalifornica

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.

Durania californica Anderson 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-27 10:22:47
Modified: 2007-11-27 12:22:47
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (California) Durania californica (type locality: 86818)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (California) Durania californica (69609)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Durania californica (44200)