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Baluchicardia obliquata

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Baluchicardia obliquata was named by Etayo-Serna (1979). Its type specimen is UCMP 14717, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP C-14091, Manantial, which is in a Selandian paralic sandstone in the Manantial Formation of Colombia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Baluchicardia obliquata Etayo-Serna p. 19 figs. Pl 1, fig 32; text-fig 4O

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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
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
subfamilyCarditesinaeChavan 1969
genusBaluchicardiaRutsch and Schenck 1943
speciesobliquata

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.

Baluchicardia obliquata Etayo-Serna 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-08-17 20:23:42
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:23:42
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily
References: Eames 1951, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Selandian or 66.00000 to 59.24000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Colombia (Guajira) Baluchicardia obliquata (99141)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Colombia Baluchicardia obliquata (type locality: 180400)