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Inoceramus aduncus

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Inoceramus adunca Anderson p. 73 figs. pl. 9, figs. 188, 189
1958Inoceramus aduncus Anderson p. 100 figs. Plate 18, figures 11, 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyInoceramoideaGiebel 1852
familyInoceramidae
genusInoceramus
speciesaduncus()

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.

Inoceramus aduncus Anderson 1902
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. M. Anderson 1902Shell equivalve or nearly so, narrowly oval; margin elliptical; anterior side short, rounded, sloping rapidly from the beaks; base forming a broad curve; posterior side longer than high, meeting the basal margin in a rounded point; beaks high, very prominent and full, forming a strongly curved hook; surface having moderately strong concentric ridges, not regularly disposed.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 11:12:15
Modified: 2009-04-13 13:12:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Inoceramus aduncus (44198 44213)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Oregon) Inoceramus aduncus (158110)