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Cosmomya

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae

Taxonomy
Cosmomya was named by Holdhaus (1913) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise P u Sepkoski's reference number: 967]. Its type is Cosmomya egregia.

It was assigned to Sanguinolitinae by Morris et al. (1991); to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pholadomyinae by Neves et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Cosmomya Holdhaus p. 446
1991Cosmomya Morris et al. p. 94
2002Cosmomya Sepkoski
2014Cosmomya Neves et al. p. 224

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyPholadomyoideaKing 1844
familyPholadomyidaeKing 1844
subfamilyPholadomyinaeKing 1844
genusCosmomya

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.

G. †Cosmomya Holdhaus 1913
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Subg. †Cosmomya (Cosmomya) Holdhaus 1913
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Subg. †Cosmomya (Palaeocosmomya) Fletcher 1946
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Palaeocosmomya kochi Newell 1955
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height924.315.067.223.015.7
valve height463.359.970.062.04.76

Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 06:48:13
Modified: 2009-10-10 16:18:40
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Pendleian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 330.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0United Kingdom (England) C. variabilis (157645)
Gzhelian - Asselian303.7 - 295.5Russian Federation C. sp. (202199)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Russian Federation Palaeocosmomya sp. nov. (102159)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation Palaeocosmomya omolonica (102160)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Mongolia Palaeocosmomya omoloniformica (81140)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) Palaeocosmomya sp. nov. (85021 107345)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Brazil C. baitaquensis (155153)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Australia (Western Australia) C. teicherti (85227) Palaeocosmomya aplatum (101256) Palaeocosmomya teicherti (108409)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Russian Federation Palaeocosmomya omolonica (102162)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Mongolia Palaeocosmomya omoloniformica (81141)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation Palaeocosmomya kochi (109986 113948) Palaeocosmomya omoloniformica (114391) Palaeocosmomya sp. (113905) Palaeocosmomya sp., Palaeocosmomya omoloniformica (110010)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Australia (Western Australia) Palaeocosmomya teicherti (101265 108410)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Russian Federation Palaeocosmomya kochi (97376)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Greenland Palaeocosmomya kochi (96754)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17India C. egregia (230340)