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Trapezium (Schedotrapezium) carinatum

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Trapezidae

Taxonomy
Trapezium carinatum was named by Gabb (1864). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Texas Flat, which is in a Campanian marginal marine sandstone in the Chico Formation of California. It is the type species of Trapezium (Schedotrapezium).

It was recombined as Trapezium (Schedotrapezium) carinatum by Stewart (1930).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Trapezium carinatum Gabb p. 170 figs. PL 23, Fig. 150
1930Trapezium (Schedotrapezium) carinatum Stewart p. 174 figs. Plate 5, fig. 6; pl. 17, fig. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyArcticoidea(Newton 1891)
familyTrapezidae(Lamy 1920)
genusTrapeziumMühlfeld 1811
subgenusSchedotrapezium
speciescarinatum()

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.

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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 12:26:58
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:26:58
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Middle Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Trapezium carinatum (72056)