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Solecardia (Spaniorinus) cossmanni

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Galeommatidae

Taxonomy
Solecardia (Spaniorinus) cossmanni was named by Dall (1900). It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Spaniorinus austroexcelsus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Solecardia (Spaniorinus) cossmanni Dall p. 1125 figs. Plate XLV, FIgs 27, 27a
1904Solecardia (Spaniorinus) cossmanni Glenn p. 323

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderLeptonidinaDall 1889
superfamilyGaleommatoidea(Gray 1840)
familyGaleommatidaeGray 1840
genusSolecardiaDall 1899
subgenusSpaniorinus
speciescossmanniDall 1900

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: stationaryf
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-06 16:22:00
Modified: 2009-08-17 22:27:36
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available