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Caenodiotis janus

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Posidoniidae

Taxonomy
Posidonomya janus was named by Meneghini (1853). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Avicula janus by Canavari (1879); it was recombined as Caenodiotis janus by Monari (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Posidonomya janus Meneghini
1879Avicula janus Canavari
1994Caenodiotis janus Monari

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPosidonioideaFrech 1909
familyPosidoniidaeFrech 1909
genusCaenodiotis
speciesjanus(Meneghini 1853)

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.

Caenodiotis janus Meneghini 1853
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-27 01:49:07
Modified: 2007-11-27 03:49:07
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pliensbachian to the top of the Toarcian or 192.90000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Italy (Perugia) Caenodiotis janus (202128)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Italy (Umbria) Caenodiotis janus (202133)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Italy (Rome) Caenodiotis janus (202132)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Italy Caenodiotis janus (202139)