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Profragum praecurrens

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Taxonomy
Fragum praecurrens was named by Stoliczka (1870). It is the type species of Profragum.

It was recombined as Profragum praecurrens by Kendrick and Vartak (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Fragum praecurrens Stoliczka
2007Profragum praecurrens Kendrick and Vartak p. 75 figs. 17E-Q

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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
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyCardioidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCardiidaeLamarck 1809
Neocardiids
EucardiidsSchneider 1995
subfamilyProfraginaeBadve 1977
genusProfragum
speciespraecurrens(Stoliczka 1870)

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.

Profragum praecurrens Stoliczka 1870
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-04 09:31:14
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:21:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 99.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5India Profragum praecurrens (228245)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5India Profragum praecurrens (228246)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Libya Profragum praecurrens (1370)