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Caspiconcha

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae

Taxonomy
Caspiconcha was named by Kelly (2000).

It was assigned to Modiomorphoida by Kiel et al. (2010); and to Kalenteridae by Marshall et al. (2025).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Caspiconcha Kelly
2010Caspiconcha Kiel et al. p. 37
2025Caspiconcha Marshall et al. p. 1264519

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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
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
superfamilyKalenteroideaMarwick 1953
familyKalenteridae
genusCaspiconchaKelly 2000

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. †Caspiconcha Kelly 2000
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Caspiconcha rubani Kiel et al. 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Cenomanian or 132.60000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Ukraine C. rubani (205203)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Greenland C. whithami (55719 55729 55730 55731 55734 55736)
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9New Zealand (North Island) C. sp. (205218)