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Globicarina grossula

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae

Taxonomy
Globicarina grossula was named by Waterhouse (1965). Its type specimen is F21750, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Globicarina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Globicarina grossula Waterhouse pp. 374 - 375 figs. 4-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyEdmondioidea()
familyEdmondiidae
genusGlobicarina
speciesgrossula

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.

Globicarina grossula Waterhouse 1965
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. B. Waterhouse 1965Large elongated Globicarina with anterior umbones and deeply concave anterior margin. Distinguished from a species of the Lower Artinskian or upper Sakmarian Farley beds of New South Wales by its greater length and less carinate posterior umbonal ridge.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:37:17
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:37:17
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available