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Calcicanicularia

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Calcicanicularia was named by Waterhouse (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon-u P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 745]. Its type is Calcicanicularia glabra.

It was assigned to Limidae by Waterhouse (1987); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Calcicaniculariini by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species
C. antecostata, C. glabra (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Calcicanicularia Waterhouse p. 164
1987Calcicanicularia Waterhouse p. 161
2002Calcicanicularia Sepkoski
2010Calcicanicularia Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyLimatulinaeKasum-Zade 2003
tribeCalcicaniculariiniWaterhouse 2008
genusCalcicanicularia

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.

G. †Calcicanicularia Waterhouse 1983
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Calcicanicularia antecostata Waterhouse 1987
Calcicanicularia glabra Waterhouse 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 09:06:10
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:36:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 290.10000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Australia (Queensland) C. glabra (39937)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Australia (Queensland) C. sp. (66276 66279 66281)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Australia (Queensland) C. antecostata (98099 98100 98101 120329 120330 120331 120335 120336 120337 120338 120339 120340 120341 120379 120535 120539 120661 120664)