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Anomalodonta gigantea

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Anomalodonta gigantea was named by Miller (1874). It is the type species of Anomalodonta.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Anomalodonta gigantea Miller pp. 17, 327 figs. f. 7-9
1966Anomalodonta gigantea Pojeta pp. 170-171 figs. pl. 25 f. 6-10; pl. 26 f. 1-6, 9-14; pl.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyAmbonychiidaeMiller 1877
genusAnomalodontaMiller 1874
speciesgiganteaMiller 1874

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.

Anomalodonta gigantea Miller 1874
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 14:37:09
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:00:26
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Ashgill to the top of the Richmondian or 449.50000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) Anomalodonta gigantea (26312)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Kentucky) Anomalodonta gigantea (37833)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Kentucky) Anomalodonta gigantea (24034)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Indiana) Anomalodonta gigantea (64225 64230)