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Cardita sphaericula
Taxonomy
Cardita sphaericula was named by von Koenen (1897). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mungo River, between Mundame and Eliki, which is in a Turonian carbonate limestone/sandstone in the Mungo River Formation of Cameroon.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1897 | Cardita sphaericula von Koenen p. 35 figs. Pl 4, fig 2 |
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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.
†Cardita sphaericula von Koenen 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, superf = superfamily | |||||
| References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Eames 1951 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Turonian | Cameroon | Cardita sphaericula (type locality: 209694) |