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Opisthocoelus ausavensis

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Praecardiidae

Taxonomy
Cardium ausavense was named by Steininger (1853). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Büdesheim, which is in a Frasnian carbonate limestone in Germany.

It was recombined as Opisthocoelus ausavensis by Beushausen (1895).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Cardium ausavense Steininger p. 51 figs. Taf. 2 , Fig. 3
1895Opisthocoelus ausavensis Beushausen p. 339 figs. Taf. XXXVIII , Fig. 12 , 13 .

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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
subfamilyCardiolinaeFischer 1886
genusOpisthocoelus
speciesausavensis()

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.

Opisthocoelus ausavensis Steininger 1853
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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: Frasnian or 382.31000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Germany Cardium ausavense (type locality: 135671)