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Cucullaea ewekoroensis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae

Taxonomy
Cucullaea ewekoroensis was named by Adegoke (1977). Its type specimen is UIMG 421 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ewekoro Quarry, which is in a Selandian open shallow subtidal packstone in the Ewekoro Formation of Nigeria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Cucullaea ewekoroensis Adegoke p. 223 figs. Plate 33, Figs. 19, 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyCucullaeidaeStewart 1930
genusCucullaeaLamarck 1801
speciesewekoroensis

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.

Cucullaea ewekoroensis Adegoke 1977
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2004-02-29 15:53:52
Modified: 2004-02-29 23:53:52
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Selandian or 61.66000 to 59.24000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Nigeria Cucullaea ewekoroensis (type locality: 7791)