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Baiosoma pala

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Pseudobigaleaidae

Taxonomy
Hippocardia pala was named by Hoare et al. (1988). It is the type species of Baiosoma.

It was recombined as Baiosoma pala by Hoare et al. (2002), Rogalla and Amler (2006), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Hippocardia pala Hoare et al. p. 866 figs. f. 1.7 - 1.13
2002Baiosoma pala Hoare et al. pp. 7-9 figs. f. 2.2, 4.1-4.18
2006Baiosoma pala Rogalla and Amler pp. 203 - 205 figs. f. 14A-U
2023Baiosoma pala Wagner p. 3094

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classRostroconchia
orderConocardiida()
superfamilyHippocardioideaPojeta and Runnegar 1976
familyPseudobigaleaidae
genusBaiosoma
speciespala()

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.

Baiosoma pala Hoare et al. 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: semi-infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-03-19 04:13:00
Modified: 2008-03-19 06:13:00
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Desmoinesian to the top of the Myachkovian or 312.80000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kashirian - Myachkovian313.8 - 307.0USA (Texas) Rostroconchia indet. (41873)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Texas) Baiosoma pala (type locality: 154675)