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Jacquesia brasiliensis

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae

Taxonomy
Myophoriopis brasiliensis was named by Cowper Reed (1929). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Jacquesia brasiliensis by Mendes (1944), Mendes (1952).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Myophoriopis brasiliensis Cowper Reed
1944Jacquesia brasiliensis Mendes
1952Jacquesia brasiliensis Mendes

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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
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyEdmondioidea()
familyMegadesmidaeVokes 1967
genusJacquesia
speciesbrasiliensis(Cowper Reed 1929)

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.

Jacquesia brasiliensis Cowper Reed 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:37:17
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:37:17
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 264.28000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.14Brazil (São Paulo) Jacquesia brasiliensis (206337 206338 206360 206361 206362 206363)