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Cucurbitula

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae

Taxonomy
Cucurbitula was named by Gould (1861) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8702].

It was assigned to Gastrochaenidae by Vokes (1980) and Lamprell and Healy (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Cucurbitula Gould
1980Cucurbitula Vokes p. 184
1998Cucurbitula Lamprell and Healy p. 196

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderGastrochaenidinaMorretes 1949
superfamilyGastrochaenoidea(Gray 1840)
familyGastrochaenidaeGray 1840
genusCucurbitulaGould 1861

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.

G. †Cucurbitula Gould 1861
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: boringf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-17 20:32:01
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:56:40
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eames 1951
Collections
No collection or age range data are available