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Cuspidaria grandis

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae

Taxonomy
Cuspidaria grandis was named by Stephenson (1941) [m. kosnik taxon no: 2551].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Cuspidaria grandis Stephenson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)
superfamilyCuspidarioideaDall 1886
familyCuspidariidaeDall 1886
genusCuspidariaDall 1886
speciesgrandisStephenson 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.

Cuspidaria grandis Stephenson 1941
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 17:43:53
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:54:53
Source: g = genus, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Danian or 83.60000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Texas) Cuspidaria grandis (225659)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) Cuspidaria grandis (6171)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Cuspidaria grandis (4277)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Cuspidaria grandis (4183)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Cuspidaria grandis (4418 4426 4496 5557)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Cuspidaria grandis (1309)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Cuspidaria grandis (1297 1392 1393 1395 205541)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Cuspidaria grandis (1305)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Texas) Cuspidaria grandis (5572 5587 5588 5592)