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Capistrocardia fragilis

Bivalvia - Myida

Taxonomy
Capistrocardia fragilis was named by Tate (1887) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic; Southern Australia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Capistrocardia fragilis Tate p. 180 figs. pl. 19, figs. 14a-b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
Heterodonta(Neumayr 1884)
orderMyida(Goldfuss 1820)
genusCapistrocardia
speciesfragilis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:36:14
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:36:14
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available