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Inoceramus prefragilis

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Inoceramus prefragilis Stephenson p. 64 figs. pl. 12, figs. 10-12
1983Inoceramus prefragilis Cobban p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyInoceramoideaGiebel 1852
familyInoceramidaeGiebel 1852
genusInoceramusSowerby 1814
speciesprefragilis

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.

Inoceramus prefragilis Stephenson 1952
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Inoceramus prefragilis stephensoni Kauffman et al. 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 11:12:15
Modified: 2009-04-13 13:12:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Colombia Inoceramus prefragilis (68545 68546)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Inoceramus prefragilis (4641 6587 6588 6595)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Iowa) Inoceramus prefragilis (88009)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Wyoming) Inoceramus prefragilis (167808)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (British Columbia) Inoceramus prefragilis (87574)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Colorado) Inoceramus prefragilis (177123)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (Alberta) Inoceramus prefragilis (200670 200671)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Montana) Inoceramus prefragilis (175422)