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Sphenotus aeolus

Bivalvia - Grammysiidae

Taxonomy
Sanguinolites aeolus was named by Hall and Whitfield (1869) [Given as Hall 1870 in Busanus & Hoare 1991, but with the reference to Hall & Whitfield's work not mentioning Whitfield. ]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Sphenotus aeolus by Meek (1875), Hall (1885) and Busanus and Hoare (1991).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. altidorsata, S. solenoi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Sanguinolites aeolus Hall and Whitfield p. 46
1875Sphenotus aeolus Meek p. 307 figs. pl. 17 f. 1a-c
1884Sanguinolites aeolus Walcott p. 247 figs. Plate xx, figs. 6, 7, 9
1885Sphenotus aeolus Hall p. 404 figs. pl. 66 f. 31-35
1991Sphenotus aeolus Busanus and Hoare pp. 476 – 477 figs. 6.7 – 6.8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familyGrammysiidaeMiller 1877
genusSphenotus
speciesaeolus()

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.

†Sphenotus aeolus Hall and Whitfield 1869
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. W. Busanus and R. D. Hoare 1991Small, thin-shelled, subrhomboidal, with dorsal and ventral margins subparallel or diverging posteriorly; anterior margin produced; umbonal shoulder well developed with one or two faint radiating ridges on the dorsoposterior area; dorsal portion of posterior margin somewhat truncate; ornamentation of numerous, fine, closely spaced, comarginal ridges.
Measurements
partNmean
shell height35.70

Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:40
Modified: 2009-06-11 19:54:40
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Chesterian or 335.50000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (California) Sanguinolites aeolus (214521)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (West Virginia) Sphenotus aeolus (92964 92975)