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Deceptrix scofieldi

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Cardiolariidae

Taxonomy
Ctenodonta scofieldi was named by Ulrich (1894) [DISTRIBUTION: Silurian; North America.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Deceptrix scofieldi by Harrison and Harrison (1975).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Ctenodonta scofieldi Ulrich p. 593 figs. pl. 42, figs. 53-58
1975Deceptrix scofieldi Harrison and Harrison p. 209

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderNuculida(Dall 1889)
familyCardiolariidae
genusDeceptrix
speciesscofieldi(Ulrich 1894)

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.

Deceptrix scofieldi Ulrich 1894
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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
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 12:41:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:06:12
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Chatfieldian or 460.90000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chatfieldian460.9 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Ctenodonta scofieldi (26271)