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Dexiobia varicostata

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Praecardiidae

Taxonomy
Dexiobia varicostata was named by Branson (1938). Its type specimen is U.M. no. 4288 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Dexiobia varicostata Branson pp. 37-38 figs. pl. 25 figs. 21-22
1963Dexiobia varicostata Driscoll and Hall p. 1022 figs. P1. 132, figs. 6,7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderCyrtodontidaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
suborderPraecardiidina()
PraecardioideiNewell 1965
superfamilyPraecardioideaHoernes 1884
familyPraecardiidaeHoernes 1884
subfamilyDexiobiinaeNewell and LaRocque 1969
genusDexiobia
speciesvaricostata

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.

Dexiobia varicostata Branson 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eaton 1871

Age range: base of the Kinderhookian to the top of the Osagean or 358.86000 to 342.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.86 - 342.9USA (Missouri) Dexiobia varicostata (232758)