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Cardita (Carditamera) newelli

Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae

Taxonomy
Cardita (Carditamera) newelli was named by Rivera (1957). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lagunillas y Punta Pejerrey 3400 m, which is in an Eocene marine sandstone in the Paracas Formation of Peru.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Cardita (Carditamera) newelli Rivera p. 193

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(FĂ©russac 1822)
familyCarditidaeFleming 1820
genusCarditaConrad 1838
subgenusCarditamera
speciesnewelli

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: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-07-04 09:39:17
Modified: 2009-07-04 11:39:17
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Todd 2001

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Rupelian or 38.00000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Peru (Ica) Cardita newelli (type locality: 84676 84699)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Peru Cardita newelli (98346 206255)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Peru (Ica) Cardita newelli (100331)
Priabonian - Rupelian38.0 - 28.1Peru Cardita newelli (206259)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Peru Cardita newelli (41616)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Peru Cardita newelli (41622)