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Modiophorus bilsteinensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae

Taxonomy
Modiomorpha bilsteinensis was named by Beushausen (1895). It is the type species of Modiophorus.

It was recombined as Modiophorus bilsteinensis by Fang and Morris (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Modiomorpha bilsteinensis Beushausen p. 19 figs. pl. 1 figs.14-18
1997Modiophorus bilsteinensis Fang and Morris p. 61 figs. pl. 4 f. 1-4

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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
subfamilyMyoconchinaeNewell 1957
genusModiophorus
speciesbilsteinensis(Beushausen 1895)

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.

Modiophorus bilsteinensis Beushausen 1895
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available