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Cyclocardia mesembria

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Cyclocardia mesembria was named by Stilwell and Zinsmeister (1992) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Seymour Island, Antarctica.]. Its type specimen is USNM 441626, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Cyclocardia mesembria Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 69 figs. pl. 69, figs. q, r

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(FĂ©russac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusCyclocardiaConrad 1867
speciesmesembria

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Cyclocardia mesembria Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
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Diagnosis
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