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Fraipontia

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Hippocardiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Fraipontia Rogalla and Amler p. 258

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classRostroconchia
orderConocardiida()
superfamilyHippocardioideaPojeta and Runnegar 1976
familyHippocardiidae
genusFraipontia

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. †Fraipontia Rogalla and Amler 2006
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Fraipontia alatum de Koninck 1885
Fraipontia bella Cooper and Cloud 1938
Fraipontia nodulosa M'Coy 1844
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 Givetian to the top of the Brigantian or 387.95000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Illinois) Conocardium bellum (54909)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Conocardium alatum (155580)