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Cardilona bensoni

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiliidae

Taxonomy
Cardilona bensoni was named by Marwick (1943).

It was recombined as Pecchiolia bensoni by Maxwell (1978).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Cardilona bensoni Marwick
1978Pecchiolia bensoni Maxwell p. 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiliidaeFischer 1887
genusCardilona
speciesbensoniMarwick 1943

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.

†Cardilona bensoni Marwick 1943
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:48:54
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:48:54
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Runangan or 36.70000 to 34.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Runangan36.7 - 34.6New Zealand Pecchiolia bensoni (176736)