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Orthoyoldia claibornensis

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Nucula claibornensis was named by Conrad (1848). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Nuculana claibornensis by Conrad (1865); it was recombined as Leda claibornensis by de Gregario (1890); it was recombined as Yoldia claibornensis by Dall (1898) and Harris (1919); it was recombined as Orthoyoldia claibornensis by Stenzel et al. (1957).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Nucula claibornensis Conrad p. 131 figs. pl. 14, fig. 22
1865Nuculana claibornensis Conrad p. 13
1890Leda claibornensis de Gregario p. 189
1898Yoldia claibornensis Dall p. 594
1919Yoldia claibornensis Harris p. 72
1957Orthoyoldia claibornensis Stenzel et al. p. 53

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusOrthoyoldiaVerrill 1897
speciesclaibornensis(Conrad 1848)

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: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-07-27 04:12:34
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Orthoyoldia claibornensis (205438)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (South Carolina) Yoldia claibornensis (92487)