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Acharax costellata

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae

Taxonomy
Sanguinolites costellatus was named by M'Coy (1844).

It was recombined as Acharax costellata by Bailey (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Sanguinolites costellatus M'Coy
2021Acharax costellata Bailey p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familySolemyidaeAdams and Adams 1857
subfamilySolemyinaeGray 1840
genusAcharaxDall 1908
speciescostellata(M'Coy 1844)

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.

†Acharax costellata M'Coy 1844
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: thinf
Reinforcement: nof
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-11-15 10:20:27
Modified: 2009-09-21 15:59:49
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Brigantian to the top of the Pendleian or 335.90000 to 326.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Sanguinolites costellatus (162351)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9United Kingdom (England) Sanguinolites costellatus (162352)