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Cymbophora suciensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae

Taxonomy

Laevicardium suciense was named by Whiteaves (1879). Its type specimen is CGS 5713 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cymbophora suciensis by Saul (1974).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

C. appressa, C. araucana, C. asburnerii, C. berryi, C. cancellosa, C. canonensis, C. conradi, C. emmonsi, C. ezoensis, C. gracilis, C. hetonaiensis, C. holmesi, C. huerfanensis, C. inflata, C. lintea, C. puteana, C. saccellana, C. scabellum, C. schucherti, C. securis, C. simpsonensis, C. spooneri, C. subtilis, C. tellinoides, C. trigonalis, C. utahensis, C. wordeni

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1879	Laevicardium suciense Whiteaves p. 154 figs. Pl. 18, fig. 2
1974	Cymbophora suciensis Saul p. 1079 figs. P1. 1, figs. 14-15; P1. 2, figs. 12-13; P1. 3, figs. 18-20; Text-fig. 2C; Table 3

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)
infraclass	Heteroconchia	(Gray 1854)
—	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822

Rank	Name	Author
—	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardiata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Cardiiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Cardiida	Ferussac 1822
suborder	Cardiidina	Ferussac 1822
—	Veneroidei	(Gray 1854)
—	Veneroitei	Gray 1854
superfamily	Mactroidea	(Lamarck 1809)
family	Mactridae	Lamarck 1809
subfamily	Mactrinae	Lamarck 1809
genus	Cymbophora
species	suciensis	(Whiteaves 1879)

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.

†Cymbophora suciensis Whiteaves 1879

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitec

Locomotion:

facultatively mobilef

Life habit:

infaunalf

Diet:

suspension feederf

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2009-09-09 13:48:47

Modified:

2009-09-09 15:48:47

Source: f = family, c = class

References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (12 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Washington)	Cymbophora suciensis (86868)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (California)	Cymbophora suciensis (69312 86936 86939 214075)
Middle Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (California)	Cymbophora ashburnerii (185178 219079 220910 220911 220915) Cymbophora suciensis (185174 220919)