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Posidonioceramus goodrichensis

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae

Taxonomy
Inoceramus nahwisi goodrichensis was named by McLearn (1945) [Inoceramus nahwisi var. goodrichensis n.var.]. Its type specimen is GSC 6344 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Posidonomya nahwisi goodrichensis by Jelezky (1964); it was recombined as Posidonomya goodrichensis by Jelezky (1970); it was recombined as Posidonioceramus goodrichensis by Walaszczyk and Cobban (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Inoceramus nahwisi goodrichensis McLearn p. 45.
1945Inoceramus nahwisi goodrichensis McLearn p. 45
1964Posidonomya nahwisi goodrichensis Jelezky p. 94 figs. pl. 33, figs. 1, 3e5; pl. 34, fig. 7
1970Posidonomya goodrichensis Jelezky
2016Posidonioceramus goodrichensis Walaszczyk and Cobban pp. 57 - 58 fig. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyInoceramoideaGiebel 1852
familyInoceramidae
genusPosidonioceramus
speciesgoodrichensis(McLearn 1945)

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: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:25:20
Modified: 2005-01-28 04:25:20
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 106.30000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Canada (British Columbia) Posidonioceramus goodrichensis (type locality: 234729)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9USA (Montana) Posidonioceramus goodrichensis (234731)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Montana) Posidonioceramus goodrichensis (234733)