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Limopsis (Limopsis) cooki

Bivalvia - Arcida - Limopsidae

Taxonomy
Limopsis (Limopsis) cooki was named by Marwick (1931) [TYPE LOCALITY: GS 1332, Ormond Fm, Waikohu, East Coast, North Island, New Zealand (Lw Tongaporutuan=Late Miocene). TYPE REPOSITORY: NZGS (now GNS Science, Lower Hutt, New Zealand).].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Limopsis (Limopsis) cooki Marwick p. 59 figs. fig. 51-53
1966Limopsis (Limopsis) cooki Fleming p. 116

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLimopsoideaDall 1895
familyLimopsidaeDall 1895
genusLimopsisSassi 1827
subgenusLimopsisSassi 1827
speciescooki

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.

Limopsis (Limopsis) cooki Marwick 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 17:32:15
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:32:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available