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Tanaodon louderbacki

Bivalvia - Lyrodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Tanaodon louderbacki was named by Kirk (1927). Its type specimen is USNM, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Tanaodon louderbacki Kirk p. 2
1959Neoactinodonta amygdalina Heidecker pp. 3 - 5 figs. pl. 1 f. 1a-c; pl. 3 f. 1a-e
1969Tanaodon amygdalina Cox et al. p. N399
1969Tanaodon louderbacki Cox et al. p. N399
1986Tanaodon louderbacki Pojeta et al. p. 79 figs. pl. 25 f. 1-8; pl. 26 f. 1-8
1993Tanodon amygdalina Cook p. 817
1993Tanodon louderbacki Cook p. 817

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
superfamilyLyrodesmatoideaUlrich 1894
familyLyrodesmatidaeUlrich 1894
genusTanaodon
specieslouderbacki

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.

Tanaodon louderbacki Kirk 1927
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Invalid names: Neoactinodonta amygdalina Heidecker 1959 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-20 12:51:57
Modified: 2009-10-10 16:20:53
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Meyer et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Givetian or 393.30000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7China (Guangxi) Tanaodon louderbacki (4832)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Australia (Queensland) Neoactinodonta amygdalina (7189) Tanodon louderbacki, Tanodon amygdalina (66489)