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Edon oblonga

Bivalvia

Taxonomy
Cypricardella oblonga was named by Hall (1856). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Microdon (Cypricardella) oblonga by Whitfield (1882); it was recombined as Microdon oblonga by Cummings and Beede (1906); it was recombined as Edon oblonga by Hoare (2007).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Cypricardella nucleata Hall p. 17
1856Cypricardella oblonga Hall p. 18
1882Microdon (Cypricardella) oblonga Whitfield p. 65 figs. pl. 7 f. 30-34
1906Microdon oblonga Cummings and Beede p. 1330 figs. pl. 23 f. 30-36
2007Edon oblonga Hoare p. 71 figs. 5.17 - 5.22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
genusEdon
speciesoblonga()

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.

Edon oblonga Hall 1856
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Invalid names: Cypricardella nucleata Hall 1856 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Chesterian to the top of the Meramecian or 339.40000 to 336.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meramecian345.0 - 336.0Canada (Alberta) Cypricardella oblonga (62396)
Chesterian - Brigantian339.4 - 326.4USA (Ohio) Edon oblonga (85363 85368)