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Vacunella curvata ornata

Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae

Taxonomy
Vacunella curvata ornata was named by Waterhouse (1969). Its type specimen is TM 3831, a valve, and it is a mold. Its type locality is GS7811, Letham Burn (D44/f9882), which is in a Capitanian marine horizon in the Mangarewa Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Vacunella curvata ornata Waterhouse p. 73 figs. Pl 17, fig 3; pl 18, fig 3; pl 10, fig 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familySanguinolitidaeMiller 1877
subfamilyVacunellinae(Astafieva-Urbajtis 1973)
genusVacunella
speciescurvata()
subspeciesornata

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.

Vacunella curvata ornata Waterhouse 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height144.0

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-12 12:36:21
Modified: 2009-10-12 14:36:21
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Clapham 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51New Zealand (Southland) Vacunella curvata (type locality: 41788)