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Cultellus brevis

Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae

Taxonomy
Cultellus brevis was named by Nagao (1928). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Koyagijima, which is in a Paleogene marine horizon in Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Cultellus brevis Nagao p. 84

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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
SolenataDall 1889
orderSolenidaDall 1889
superfamilySolenoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyPharidaeAdams and A 1858
genusCultellusSchumacher 1817
speciesbrevis

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.

Cultellus brevis Nagao 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:22:21
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:22:21
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Paleogene or 66.00000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04Japan (Nagasaki) Cultellus brevis (type locality: 203223)