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Ctenodonta youngi

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Ctenodontidae

Taxonomy
Ctenodonta youngi was named by Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson (1977). Its type specimen is CPC 15494, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Locality 81. Rd 251*. 4 kilometers northwest of Bloodwood Bore, which is in a Darriwilian marine sandstone in the Stairway Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Ctenodonta youngi Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson p. 9 figs. pl. 3 f. 1-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyCtenodontidaeWöhrmann 1893
genusCtenodontaSalter 1852
speciesyoungi

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.

Ctenodonta youngi Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Diet 2: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 12:35:29
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:04:18
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Darriwilian or 467.30000 to 458.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Australia (Northern Territory) Ctenodonta youngi (type locality: 79310)