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Gibbopleura recumbens

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Praecardiidae

Taxonomy
Gibbopleura recumbens was named by Ruzicka and Prantl (1960). It is not extant. It is the type species of Gibbopleura.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Gibbopleura recumbens Ruzicka and Prantl

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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
subfamilyPraecardiinaeHörnes 1884
genusGibbopleuraBarrande 1881
speciesrecumbensRuzicka and Prantl 1960

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.

†Gibbopleura recumbens Ruzicka and Prantl 1960
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available