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Taselasmodum deccusatum

Bivalvia - Actinodontida - Cycloconchidae

Taxonomy
Taselasmodum deccusatum was named by Guo (1985). Its type specimen is Geological Museum of China, Beijing, IVy0656 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Songlinzhai, Weixin, which is in an Arenig/Floian marine horizon in the Meitan Formation of China. It is the type species of Taselasmodum.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Taselasmodum deccusatum Guo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderActinodontida()
superfamilyAnodontopsoideaMiller 1889
familyCycloconchidaeUlrich 1884
subfamilyTaselasmodinae
genusTaselasmodumGuo 1985
speciesdeccusatumGuo 1985

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.

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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-20 12:50:42
Modified: 2009-09-21 16:01:57
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Meyer et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Arenig to the top of the Floian or 477.10000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig - Floian477.1 - 471.3China (Yunnan) Taselasmodum deccusatum (type locality: 200941)