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Meiocardia susukii

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Glossidae

Taxonomy
Glossus (Meiocardia) susukii was named by Squires and Advocate (1986). Its type specimen is UCLA 48427a, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CSUN 662, Orocopia Mountains, which is in a Ypresian offshore shale in the Maniobra Formation of California.

It was recombined as Meiocardia susukii by Hendy (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Glossus (Meiocardia) susukii Squires and Advocate p. 860 figs. figs. 3.3-3.5
2020Meiocardia susukii Hendy

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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
superfamilyGlossoidea(Gray 1847)
familyGlossidaeGray 1847
genusMeiocardiaAdams and A 1857
speciessusukii()

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.

Meiocardia susukii Squires and Advocate 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:39:11
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:39:11
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Glossus susukii (type locality: 177611 193545)