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Lunopsis hoerninghausii

Bivalvia - Arcida - Limopsidae

Taxonomy
Pectunculus hoerninghausii was named by Müller (1847) [TYPE LOCALITY: Cretaceous, Germany]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Lunopsis hoerninghausii by d'Orbigny (1850).

Entered
by A. Hendy on 2007-01-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Pectunculus hoerninghausii Müller
1850Lunopsis hoerninghausii d'Orbigny

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLimopsoideaDall 1895
familyLimopsidaeDall 1895
genusLunopsisSassi 1827
specieshoerninghausii(Müller 1847)

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.

Lunopsis hoerninghausii Müller 1847
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available