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Iapetocardia

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Pseudobigaleaidae

Taxonomy
Iapetocardia was named by Rogalla and Amler (2006). Its type is Hippocardia cooperi. It is the type genus of Iapetocardiinae.

It was assigned to Iapetocardiinae by Rogalla and Amler (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Iapetocardia Rogalla and Amler p. 196

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

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. †Iapetocardia Rogalla and Amler 2006
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available