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Semicorallidomus whitfieldi

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Taxonomy
Semicorallidomus whitfieldi was named by Isberg (1934). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Semicorallidomus whitfieldi Isberg p. 180 figs. pl. 16, figs. 9a-c
1969Semicorallidomus whitfieldi Cox et al. p. N399
1975Semicorallidomus whitfieldi Toni pp. 149 - 150 figs. 3, J

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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)
superfamilyModiomorphoidea(Miller 1877)
familyModiomorphidae
genusSemicorallidomus
specieswhitfieldi

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: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 18:04:52
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:34:00
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Pirgu or 449.50000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian453.0 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) Semicorallidomus whitfieldi (124939)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) Semicorallidomus whitfieldi (162233)
Pirgu - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4Sweden (Dalarna) Semicorallidomus whitfieldi (158137)