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Cardiomya alkiensis

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae

Taxonomy
Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) alkiensis was named by Durham (1944). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 681, which is in a Chattian marine horizon in the Blakeley Formation of Washington.

It was recombined as Cardiomya alkiensis by Hendy (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) alkiensis Durham p. 142
2020Cardiomya alkiensis Hendy

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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
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)
superfamilyCuspidarioideaDall 1886
familyCuspidariidaeDall 1886
genusCardiomyaAdams 1864
speciesalkiensis()

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.

Cardiomya alkiensis Durham 1944
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:54:35
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:54:35
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001

Age range: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Cuspidaria alkiensis (194069 type locality: 208161)