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Timothynus turgida

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae

Taxonomy
Loripes turgida was named by Conrad (1848) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Oligocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. Its type specimen is ANSP 30680, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vicksburg, which is in a Rupelian marine marl in the Byram Marl Formation of Mississippi.

It was recombined as Sphaerella turgida by Conrad (1865); it was recombined as Diplodonta turgida by Dall (1900); it was recombined as Timothynus turgida by Harris and Palmer (1946) and Dockery (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Loripes turgida Conrad p. 293
1854Diplidonta turgida Conrad p. 287
1865Sphaerella turgida Conrad p. 9
1900Diplodonta turgida Dall p. 1181
1946Timothynus turgida Harris and Palmer p. 86
1982Timothynus turgida Dockery p. 61

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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
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyUngulinoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyUngulinidaeAdams and Adams 1857
genusTimothynusBronn 1831
speciesturgida()

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.

Timothynus turgida Conrad 1848
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:04:53
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:04:53
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Loripes turgida (84137) Timothynus turgida (5788 5805 5944 5947 6002 6005)