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Kalentera marwicki

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae

Taxonomy
Kalentera marwicki was named by Grant-Mackie (1960). It is not extant. Its type locality is Locality N91/573, Awakino River bank, which is in an Otapirian marine horizon in New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
K. mackayi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Kalentera marwicki Grant-Mackie

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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
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
superfamilyKalenteroideaMarwick 1953
familyKalenteridae
genusKalentera
speciesmarwicki

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.

†Kalentera marwicki Grant-Mackie 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Rhaetian or 205.70000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otapirian205.7 - 201.4New Zealand Kalentera marwicki (type locality: 200776)
Otapirian205.7 - 201.4New Caledonia Kalentera marwicki (178164)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4New Zealand Kalentera marwicki (50759 50760)