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Calorhadia opulenta

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Calorhadia opulenta is a species.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. aldrichiana, C. diminutia, C. houstonia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Calorhadia opulenta Kosnik

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusCalorhadia
speciesopulenta

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:22:44
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:22:44
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Virginia) Calorhadia opulenta (1445 1446 1447 1448)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Calorhadia opulenta (1435 1438 1441)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Calorhadia opulenta (1452)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Louisiana) Calorhadia opulenta (1454 1455)
Lutetian - Priabonian47.8 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Calorhadia opulenta (1291)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Calorhadia opulenta (205489) Yoldia opulenta (90600)