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Clionychia rhomboidea

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Cleionychia rhomboidea was named by Ulrich (1892).

It was recombined as Clionychia rhomboidea by Ulrich (1894) and Toni (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Cleionychia rhomboidea Ulrich pp. 97-98 figs. pl. 7 f. 1-2
1894Clionychia rhomboidea Ulrich pp. 496-497 figs. pl. 35 f. 19-20
1966Cleionychia rhomboidea Pojeta pp. 179-180 figs. pl. 34 f. 9-11
1975Clionychia rhomboidea Toni p. 147 fig. 3E

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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
genusClionychia
speciesrhomboidea(Ulrich 1892)

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.

Clionychia rhomboidea Ulrich 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 13:31:50
Modified: 2009-06-05 15:31:50
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Rawtheyan to the top of the Hirnantian or 448.80000 to 443.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.4Norway Cleionychia rhomboidea (162225)