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Baiosoma cucullata

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Pseudobigaleaidae

Taxonomy
Hippocardia cucullata was named by Hoare et al. (1988). It is not extant. Its type locality is Loc. 7. M-17. Creed bed & banks of Middle Fork of Little Red River, which is in a Serpukhovian offshore grainstone/shale in the Imo Formation of Arkansas.

It was recombined as Baiosoma cucullata by Hoare et al. (2002), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Hippocardia cucullata Hoare et al. pp. 866 - 868 figs. f. 1.14-1.19
2002Baiosoma cucullata Hoare et al. pp. 7-9
2023Baiosoma cucullata Wagner p. 3086

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

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 cucullata 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: Serpukhovian or 330.30000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (Arkansas) Hippocardia cucullata (type locality: 69285)