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Cypricardinia ulrichi

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Cypricardiniidae

Taxonomy
Rhombopteria (Newsomella) ulrichi was named by Foerste (1909). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Abandoned quarry near Newsom Station, which is in a Wenlock deep subtidal ramp wackestone/packstone in the Wayne Formation of Tennessee.

It was recombined as Newsomella ulrichi by Pojeta and Norford (1987); it was recombined as Cypricardinia ulrichi by Johnston (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Rhombopteria (Newsomella) ulrichi Foerste pp. 67 - 68 figs. Plale IV. Figs. 62 d, B
1987Newsomella ulrichi Pojeta and Norford pp. 517 - 519 figs. 6.1-6.8
1993Cypricardinia ulrichi Johnston

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
superfamilyModiomorphoidea(Miller 1877)
familyCypricardiniidaeUlrich 1894
genusCypricardinia
speciesulrichi()

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.

Cypricardinia ulrichi Foerste 1909
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J., Jr. Pojeta and B. S. Norford 1987Newsomella having a small posterior wing.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 11:46:02
Modified: 2009-06-05 13:46:02
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Wenlock or 432.90000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Tennessee) Rhombopteria ulrichi (type locality: 26788)