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Austrocardilanx gracilis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Austrocardilanx gracilis was named by Gardner (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Austrocardilanx gracilis Gardner p. 370 figs. figs. 42-44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
genusAustrocardilanx
speciesgracilis

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.

†Austrocardilanx gracilis Gardner 2005
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Heterian to the top of the Oxfordian or 164.30000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8New Zealand Austrocardilanx gracilis (51934)
Heterian164.3 - 154.5New Zealand Austrocardilanx gracilis (63763 63764)