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Schizodus ellioti

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Schizodidae

Taxonomy
Schizodus ellioti was named by Maxwell (1964). Its type specimen is UQ F27092 and is a mold. Its type locality is UQ L1897, Baywulla Station, which is in a Pennsylvanian marine siliciclastic in the Rands Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Schizodus ellioti Maxwell p. 10 figs. Pl 1, figs 10-13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyTrigonioidea(Lamarck 1819)
familySchizodidae
genusSchizodus
speciesellioti

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.

Schizodus ellioti Maxwell 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height330.030.030.030.0-

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:34:20
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:34:20
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Pennsylvanian or 323.20000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9Australia (Queensland) Schizodus ellioti (type locality: 144980 144981 144982)