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Cyclorisma orbiculata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Callista orbiculata was named by Hall and Meek (1870).

It was recombined as Callista (Dosinopsis) orbiculata by Stanton (1893); it was recombined as Trigonocallista orbiculata by Cobban (1953); it was recombined as Cyclorisma orbiculata by Kirkland (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Callista orbiculata Hall and Meek
1893Callista (Dosinopsis) orbiculata Stanton p. 108 figs. pl. XXIV, figs. 9, 10
1953Trigonocallista orbiculata Cobban
1996Cyclorisma orbiculata Kirkland pp. 50 - 51 figs. Cyclorisma orbiculata Stephenson, 1952; p. 110, pl. 26, figs. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
tribeTapetini(Gray 1851)
genusCyclorismaDall 1902
speciesorbiculata(Hall and Meek 1870)

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.

Cyclorisma orbiculata Hall and Meek 1870
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Middle Turonian or 99.60000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Cyclorisma orbiculata (6646)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Alberta) Callista orbiculata (87568)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Montana) Trigonocallista orbiculata (168055)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Arizona) Cyclorisma orbiculata (55634)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Arizona) Cyclorisma orbiculata (53504)