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Cassowarioides

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Pseudobigaleaidae

Taxonomy
Cassowarioides was named by Johnston and Chatterton (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl]. It is not extant. Its type is Cassowarioides perryi.

It was assigned to Hippocardiidae by Johnston and Chatterton (1983); to Conocardioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Iapetocardiinae by Rogalla and Amler (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Cassowarioides Johnston and Chatterton p. 852
2002Cassowarioides Sepkoski
2006Cassowarioides Rogalla and Amler pp. 198 - 199

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

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. †Cassowarioides Johnston and Chatterton 1983
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Cassowarioides anisomorpha Caldwell and Chatterton 1995
Cassowarioides perryi Johnston and Chatterton 1983
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Invalid names: Cassowarioides stelcki Johnston and Chatterton 1983 [synonym]
Cassowarioides polgari Caldwell and Chatterton 1995
Cassowarioides whitei Rogalla and Amler 2006
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: base of the Whitwellian to the top of the Lochkovian or 430.60000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Canada (Northwest Territories) C. anisomorpha, C. polgari (26059)
Whitwellian430.6 - 429.6Canada (Northwest Territories) C. perryi, C. stelcki (26048)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (New York) C. whitei (63349)