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Spaniorinus nicolleti

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Galeommatidae

Taxonomy
Spaniorinus nicolleti was named by Speden (1970). Its type specimen is YPM 24405, a shell ( a bivalved shell, with the valves displaced and outer shell largely incomplete), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Spaniorinus nicolleti Speden pp. 99 - 100 figs. (Plate 21, figs. 14-18; Plate 22, figs. 1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderLeptonidinaDall 1889
superfamilyGaleommatoidea(Gray 1840)
familyGaleommatidaeGray 1840
genusSpaniorinusDall 1899
speciesnicolleti

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.

Spaniorinus nicolleti Speden 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-06 16:22:00
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:27:36
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Spaniorinus nicolleti (88510 88511)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Spaniorinus nicolleti (1320)