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Elliptoidea vulgaris

Bivalvia

Taxonomy
Elliptoidea vulgaris was named by Tasch (1961). Its type specimen is W.U. 309 and is a mold.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Elliptoidea vulgaris Tasch p. 864 figs. Pl 97, fig 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
genusElliptoidea
speciesvulgaris

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Elliptoidea vulgaris Tasch 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Kansas) Elliptoidea vulgaris (216775 216777)