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Caspiconcha rubani

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida

Taxonomy
Caspiconcha rubani was named by Kiel et al. (2010). Its type specimen is USNM 535868, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Planerskoje, which is in a Hauterivian basinal (carbonate) limestone in Ukraine.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Caspiconcha rubani Kiel et al. p. 37 figs. FIg. 7

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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
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
genusCaspiconchaKelly 2000
speciesrubani

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.

Caspiconcha rubani Kiel et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 08:59:20
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:11:10
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Hauterivian or 132.60000 to 125.77000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Ukraine Caspiconcha rubani (type locality: 205203)