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Vaccinites vesiculosus

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Hippuritidae

Taxonomy
Hippurites vesiculosus was named by Woodward (1855). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Vaccinites vesiculosus by Toucas (1904).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Hippurites vesiculosus Woodward
1904Vaccinites vesiculosus Toucas

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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
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyHippuritidaeGray 1848
genusVaccinitesFischer 1887
speciesvesiculosus(Woodward 1855)

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.

†Vaccinites vesiculosus Woodward 1855
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Grouping: gregariousf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 07:00:32
Modified: 2007-09-26 09:51:27
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 86.30000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Serbia and Montenegro (Kosovo) Vaccinites vesiculosus (74561)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Greece Vaccinites vesiculosus (64298)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Oman Vaccinites vesiculosus (24389)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Hungary Vaccinites vesiculosus (74809)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Oman Vaccinites vesiculosus (160855 160856)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Turkey Vaccinites vesiculosus (112294)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Oman Vaccinites vesiculosus (1381)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Iran (Isfahan) Vaccinites vesiculosus (162606 162607)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Iran Vaccinites vesiculosus (225730)