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Legumen carolinense

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Baroda carolinensis was named by Conrad (1875).

It was recombined as Legumen carolinense by Stephenson (1956).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Baroda carolinensis Conrad
1956Legumen carolinense Stephenson p. 243 figs. Pl 44, figs 17-20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
tribeTapetini(Gray 1851)
genusLegumenConrad 1858
speciescarolinense(Conrad 1875)

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.

Legumen carolinense Conrad 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Campanian or 85.70000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Alabama) Legumen carolinense (5191 5193)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Georgia) Legumen carolinense (5159)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (North Carolina) Baroda carolinensis (190555)