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Tromelinodonta armoricana

Bivalvia - Lyrodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Lyrodesma armoricana was named by de Tromelin and Lebesconte (1875).

It was recombined as Noradonta armoricana by Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson (1977); it was recombined as Tromelinodonta armoricana by Babin (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Lyrodesma armoricana de Tromelin and Lebesconte p. 624
1966Lyrodesma armoricana Babin p. 241 figs. PI. IX, fig. 2-3
1977Noradonta armoricana Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson p. 30
1982Tromelinodonta armoricana Babin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
superfamilyLyrodesmatoideaUlrich 1894
familyLyrodesmatidaeUlrich 1894
genusTromelinodonta
speciesarmoricana(de Tromelin and Lebesconte 1875)

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.

Tromelinodonta armoricana de Tromelin and Lebesconte 1875
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. Babin 1966Coquille équivalve, inéquilatérale, convexe, bien caractérisée par la position du septum myophore qui confère à l’umbo un aspect bifide. De contour ovalaire, chaque valve présente une région cardinale trianguliforme avec crochet bien marqué ; angle cardinal d’environ 120° ; côté antérieur, palléal et postérieur régulièrement
arrondis.
Les deux empreintes adductrices sont limitées sur leur bord interne par une lame myophore, celle du muscle antérieur étant la plus forte.
La charnière comporte, sur un plateau cardinal large, 5 à 7 dents crénelées, convergeant vers l’umbo ; les deux postérieures sont plus allongées ; ligament externe.
Ornementation concentrique mal connue.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-20 12:51:57
Modified: 2009-10-10 16:20:53
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Meyer et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Arenig or 477.10000 to 468.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig477.1 - 468.0France (Ille-et-Vilaine) Lyrodesma armoricana (20852 20860)