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Halobia celtica

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Halobiidae

Taxonomy
Halobia celtica was named by Mojsisovics (1874). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Someraukogel, fleischrother Marmor, which is in a Lacian carbonate limestone in the Halstatt Formation of Austria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Halobia celtica Mojsisovics
1912Halobia celtica Kittl

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPosidonioideaFrech 1909
familyHalobiidae
genusHalobiaBronn 1830
speciescelticaMojsisovics 1874

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.

Halobia celtica Mojsisovics 1874
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 08:27:27
Modified: 2007-11-26 10:27:27
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lacian or 221.50000 to 215.56000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Svalbard and Jan Mayen Halobia celtica (212940 212973)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Austria Halobia celtica (type locality: 159578)