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Icanotia californica

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Icanotiidae

Taxonomy
Icanotia californica was named by Squires and Saul (2006). Its type specimen is LACMIP 13300 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LACMIP 10883 Santiago Peak, which is in a Turonian shallow subtidal sandstone in the Ladd Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Icanotia californica Squires and Saul pp. 130 - 132 figs. Figures 18 – 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
CardioideiFerussac 1822
superfamilyTellinoidea(Blainville 1814)
familyIcanotiidaeCasey 1961
genusIcanotiaStoliczka 1870
speciescalifornica

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.

Icanotia californica Squires and Saul 2006
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2006A narrow, elongate Icanotia with low but distinct beaks and weak, closely spaced ribs confined to posterior slope.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: deposit feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:31:57
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:31:57
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

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

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (California) Icanotia californica (type locality: 194023 215284 220389 220390 220397)