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Moridunia simplicidens

Bivalvia - Actinodontida - Redoniidae

Taxonomy
Moridunia simplicidens was named by Cope (1996). Its type specimen is NMW 78. 17G. 161 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dan-Ian-y-Castell Farm, Llangynog, which is in a Moridunian coastal mudstone in the Ogof Hen Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Moridunia simplicidens Cope pp. 1004 - 1005 figs. Plate 5, figures 4-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderActinodontida()
superfamilyAnodontopsoideaMiller 1889
familyRedoniidae
genusMoridunia
speciessimplicidens

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 mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Moridunian or 477.70000 to 473.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moridunian477.7 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) Moridunia simplicidens (type locality: 87601)