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Cardiomya russelli

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae

Taxonomy
Cuspidaria russelli was named by Hanna (1927). Its type specimen is UCMP 31015 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Cardiomya dolabraeformis by Stewart (1930); it was recombined as Cardiomya russelli by Squires (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Cuspidaria russelli Hanna p. 280 figs. Plate 34, figure 8
1984Cardiomya russelli Squires p. 54 figs. Figure 12o

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)
superfamilyCuspidarioideaDall 1886
familyCuspidariidaeDall 1886
genusCardiomyaAdams 1864
speciesrusselli()

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.

Cardiomya russelli Hanna 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:54:35
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:54:35
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Cardiomya russelli (207156)