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Posidonioceramus moberliensis

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae

Taxonomy
Inoceramus nahwisi mobeliensis was named by McLearn (1943) [Inoceramus nahwisi var. mobeliensis ]. Its type specimen is GSC 8945 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Posidonomya nahwisi mobeliensis by McLearn (1945); it was recombined as Posidonia nahwisi mobeliensis by Jelezky (1964); it was recombined as Posidonioceramus moberliensis by Walaszczyk and Cobban (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Inoceramus nahwisi mobeliensis McLearn p. 46
1945Posidonomya nahwisi mobeliensis McLearn figs. pl. 10, fig. 7
1964Posidonia nahwisi mobeliensis Jelezky p. 96 figs. pl. 32 f. 2
2016Posidonioceramus moberliensis Walaszczyk and Cobban pp. 60 - 61 figs. 20AeC, 21B

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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
speciesmoberliensis(McLearn 1943)

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: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Montana) Posidonioceramus moberliensis (234733)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (British Columbia) Posidonioceramus moberliensis (type locality: 234732)