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Inoceramus meekianus

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae

Taxonomy
Inoceramus meekianus was named by Anderson (1958). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS Loc. 444A - Hornbrook, which is in a Turonian coastal siliciclastic in California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Inoceramus meekianus Anderson p. 101 figs. Plate 22, figures 5, 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyInoceramoideaGiebel 1852
familyInoceramidaeGiebel 1852
genusInoceramusSowerby 1814
speciesmeekianus

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.

Inoceramus meekianus Anderson 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 11:12:15
Modified: 2009-04-13 13:12:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (California) Inoceramus meekianus (type locality: 86810)