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Sanguinolites gracilis

Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae

Taxonomy
Sanguinolites gracilis was named by Walcott (1884). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UQ L2068, Yarrol, which is in a Sakmarian marine siliciclastic in the Burnett Formation of Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Sanguinolites gracilis Walcott p. 175 figs. Plate iv, fig. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familySanguinolitidaeMiller 1877
subfamilySanguinolitinaeMiller 1877
genusSanguinolites
speciesgracilis

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.

Sanguinolites gracilis Walcott 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-12 12:35:55
Modified: 2009-10-12 14:35:55
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Clapham 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available