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Verticordia excavata

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Verticordiidae

Taxonomy
Verticordia excavata was named by Pritchard (1901) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic; Southern Australia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. acuticostata, V. satex, V. dalli, V. satex

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Verticordia excavata Pritchard p. 30
1970Verticordia excavata Darragh p. 136

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)
superfamilyVerticordioideaStoliczka 1871
familyVerticordiidaeStoliczka 1871
genusVerticordiaSowerby 1844
speciesexcavata

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.

†Verticordia excavata Pritchard 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 08:02:14
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:02:14
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Todd 2001
Collections
No collection or age range data are available