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Heteroschizodus macomoides

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Schizodidae

Taxonomy
Heteroschizodus macomoides was named by Newell and Boyd (1975). Its type specimen is AMNH 29212, a valve (Left valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is AMNH512, Guadalupe Pass, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Roadian slope limestone in the Cherry Canyon Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Heteroschizodus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Heteroschizodus macomoides Newell and Boyd p. 125 fig. 63

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyTrigonioidea(Lamarck 1819)
familySchizodidae
genusHeteroschizodus
speciesmacomoides

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.

Heteroschizodus macomoides Newell and Boyd 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
Left valve height147.9
valve height140.6

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:34:20
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:34:20
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Wordian or 283.30000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Heteroschizodus macomoides (43495)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Heteroschizodus macomoides (43551 43553 type locality: 81693 101767 101807)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Heteroschizodus macomoides (43550 43552 105683)