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Lunulicardium (Opisthocoelus) transversale

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Praecardiidae

Taxonomy
Lunulicardium (Opisthocoelus) transversale was named by Clarke (1904) [Lunulicardium? (Opisthocoelus?) transversale ]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ithaca, which is in a Frasnian marine horizon in the Ithaca Formation of New York.

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by P. Wagner on 2023-12-27; modified by P. Wagner on 2025-06-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Lunulicardium (Opisthocoelus) transversale Clarke pp. 246 - 247 figs. Plate 4. fig. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—ArcioniGray 1854
orderCyrtodontidaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
suborderPraecardiidina()
—PraecardioideiNewell 1965
superfamilyPraecardioideaHoernes 1884
familyPraecardiidaeHoernes 1884
subfamilyCardiolinaeFischer 1886
genusLunulicardium
subgenusOpisthocoelus
speciestransversale

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.

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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: Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Frasnian or 382.31000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (New York) Lunulicardium transversale (type locality: 55168)