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Cycloconcha mediocardinalis

Bivalvia - Actinodontida - Cycloconchidae

Taxonomy
Cycloconcha mediocardinalis was named by Miller (1874) [DISTRIBUTION:Late Ordovician; Ohio.]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Cycloconcha.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Cycloconcha mediocardinalis Miller
1969Cycloconcha mediocardinalis Cox et al. p. N399

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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
orderActinodontida()
superfamilyAnodontopsoideaMiller 1889
familyCycloconchidaeUlrich 1884
genusCycloconcha
speciesmediocardinalisMiller 1874

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.

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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
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 11:48:41
Modified: 2018-11-10 16:52:53
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available