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Cyprimeria discus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Lucina discus was named by Matheron (1843).

It was recombined as Cyprimeria discus by Dhondt (1987).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Lucina discus Matheron
1850Lucina geinitzii Mueller
1987Cyprimeria discus Dhondt

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMeretricinaeGray 1847
tribeMeretriciniGray 1847
subfamilyCyclinina(Frizzell 1936)
genusCyprimeriaConrad 1864
speciesdiscus(Matheron 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.

Cyprimeria discus Matheron 1843
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Invalid names: Lucina geinitzii Mueller 1850 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 85.80000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Belgium (Namur) Cyprimeria discus (51518)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Austria Cyprimeria discus (114268)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Austria Cyprimeria discus (1379)