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Diplodonta (Diplodonta) unisulcatus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae

Taxonomy
Taras unisulcatus was named by Vokes (1939). Its type specimen is UCMP 15636, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 672, Parsons Peak, which is in a Ypresian marine sandstone in the Domengine Formation of California.

It was recombined as Diplodonta (Diplodonta) unisulcatus by Moore (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. catopotium, D. elatia, D. leptodoma, D. sphaeromorpha

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Taras unisulcatus Vokes p. 74 figs. plate 10, fig. 4, 7, 10
1988Diplodonta (Diplodonta) unisulcatus Moore pp. D26 - D27 figs. Plate 7, figures 15, 17

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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
superfamilyUngulinoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyUngulinidaeAdams and Adams 1857
genusDiplodontaBronn 1831
subgenusDiplodontaBronn 1831
speciesunisulcatus()

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 mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:03:37
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:05:01
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Taras unisulcatus (type locality: 122656)