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Cuspidaria ventricosa

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae

Taxonomy
Corbula ventricosa was named by Meek and Hayden (1856).

It was recombined as Neaera ventricosa by Meek (1876); it was recombined as Cuspidaria ventricosa by Speden (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Corbula ventricosa Meek and Hayden p. 83
1876Neaera ventricosa Meek p. 238 figs. PL 30, figs. 3a-e
1970Cuspidaria ventricosa Speden p. 155 figs. Plate 40, figs. 1-9

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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
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)
superfamilyCuspidarioideaDall 1886
familyCuspidariidaeDall 1886
genusCuspidariaDall 1886
speciesventricosa(Meek and Hayden 1856)

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.

Cuspidaria ventricosa Meek and Hayden 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 17:43:53
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:54:53
Source: g = genus, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Colorado) Cuspidaria ventricosa (162249)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Cuspidaria ventricosa (212997)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Cuspidaria ventricosa (88510 88511)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Cuspidaria ventricosa (1339)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Cuspidaria ventricosa (1313)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Cuspidaria ventricosa (1320)