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Babinka prima

Bivalvia - Babinkidae

Taxonomy
Babinka prima was named by Barrande (1881). It is not extant. Its type locality is Osek, which is in a Sarka offshore shale in the Sarka Formation of the Czech Republic.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Babinka prima Barrande
1997Babinka prima Cope p. 738

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—LucinidiaGray 1854
superfamilyBabinkoideaHorny 1960
familyBabinkidaeHorny 1960
genusBabinkaBarrande 1881
speciesprimaBarrande 1881

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.

†Babinka prima Barrande 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 13:54:55
Modified: 2009-06-05 15:54:55
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Arenig to the top of the Oretanian or 478.60000 to 459.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7France (Montagne Noire) Babinka prima (20819)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Morocco Babinka prima (56612)
Floian477.7 - 470.0France (Montagne Noire) Babinka prima (20827)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Portugal Babinka prima (21013)
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Czech Republic Babinka prima (229169)
Sarka466.0 - 466.0Czech Republic (Plzeňský) Babinka prima (type locality: 95016)
Sarka466.0 - 466.0Czech Republic Babinka prima (3857 232240)