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Carydium insularis

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Carydiidae

Taxonomy
Nucula insularis was named by Walcott (1884).

It was recombined as Carydium insularis by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Nucula insularis Walcott p. 241 figs. Plate xx, fig. 14
2023Carydium insularis Wagner

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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
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
superfamilyCycloconchaceaUlrich 1884
familyCarydiidaeHaffer 1959
genusCarydiumBeushausen 1895
speciesinsularis()

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.

†Carydium insularis Walcott 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 08:59:20
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:11:10
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Mississippian or 358.90000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (California) Nucula insularis (214521)