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Verticordia cossmanni

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Verticordiidae

Taxonomy
Verticordia cossmanni was named by Dall (1903) [m. kosnik taxon no: 6894].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Verticordia cossmanni Dall
2002Verticordia cossmanni Kosnik

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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)
superfamilyVerticordioideaStoliczka 1871
familyVerticordiidaeStoliczka 1871
genusVerticordiaSowerby 1844
speciescossmanniDall 1903

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.

Verticordia cossmanni Dall 1903
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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: 2009-09-09 08:02:14
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:02:14
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Todd 2001

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Priabonian47.8 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Verticordia cossmanni (1283 1423 1426 1427 1428 1429 1430 1432 1433)
Lutetian - Priabonian47.8 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Verticordia cossmanni (1418 1420)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Verticordia cossmanni (1413 1414 1415)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Verticordia cossmanni (90704)