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Halobia suessi

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Halobiidae

Taxonomy
Halobia suessi was named by Mojsisovics (1874). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Raschberg Plateau, which is in a Tuvalian carbonate limestone in the Hallstatt Formation of Austria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Halobia suessi Mojsisovics
1912Halobia suessi Kittl
1924Halobia suessi Krumbeck

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPosidonioideaFrech 1909
familyHalobiidae
genusHalobiaBronn 1830
speciessuessiMojsisovics 1874

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.

Halobia suessi Mojsisovics 1874
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 08:27:27
Modified: 2007-11-26 10:27:27
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Tuvalian to the top of the Lacian or 233.60000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Austria Halobia suessi (type locality: 139390)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Indonesia (Timor) Halobia suessi (205524)