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Cavilucina (Mesomiltha) orbignyana

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Cavilucina (Mesomiltha) orbignyana was named by d'Archiac (1843).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Mesomiltha biscathorpensis, Mesomiltha vandepoeli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Cavilucina (Mesomiltha) orbignyana d'Archiac

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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
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyLucininaeFleming 1828
genusCavilucinaFischer 1887
subgenusMesomilthaChavan 1938
speciesorbignyanad'Archiac 1843

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
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Bathonian or 168.20000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Champagne-Ardenne) Cavilucina orbignyana (96171)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Champagne-Ardenne) Cavilucina orbignyana (96155 96186)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Picardie) Cavilucina orbignyana (96157 96162 96175 96178)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Champagne-Ardenne) Cavilucina orbignyana (96167)
Middle Bathonian - Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Champagne-Ardenne) Cavilucina orbignyana (96179 96180 96190)
Middle Bathonian - Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Picardie) Cavilucina orbignyana (96146 96152 96153 96158 96163 96169 96170 96176 96177)