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Dentonia leveretti

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Corbiculidae

Taxonomy
Dentonia leveretti was named by Cragin (1893) [m. kosnik taxon no: 14].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Dentonia leveretti Cragin
1952Dentonia leveretti Stephenson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
superfamilyCorbiculoideaGray 1847
familyCorbiculidaeGray 1847
genusDentoniaStephenson 1953
speciesleverettiCragin 1893

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.

Dentonia leveretti Cragin 1893
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-05 10:15:18
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:45:39
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001

Age range: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Dentonia leveretti (4645 4657 4658 4659 6517 6524 6525 6526 6527 6529 6530 6534 6576 6583 6624)