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Cuneolus

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Cuneolus was named by Stephenson (1941) [m. kosnik taxon no: 4091]. Its type is Dreissena tippana.

It was assigned to Mytilidae by Vokes (1980).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Cuneolus Stephenson
1980Cuneolus Vokes p. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
genusCuneolusStephenson 1941

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.

G. †Cuneolus Stephenson 1941
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Cuneolus hourcqui Dartevelle and Freneix 1957
Cuneolus tippana Conrad 1858
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanic, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 05:18:14
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:27:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 121.40000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) C. lanceolatus (1851)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3United Kingdom (England) C. lanceolatus (1765)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) C. pectrosa, C. tippana (125950)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Dreissena tippana (5554)