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Axinus quadratus

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Thyasiridae

Taxonomy
Axinus quadratus was named by Ponzi (1876). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cava Vannutelli quarry, Monte Vaticano, which is in a Zanclean deep-water marl in the Monte Vaticano Formation of Holy See (Vatican City State).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. flexuosus, A. schweinfurthi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Axinus quadratus Ponzi p. 940 figs. Pl 2, figs 2a,b

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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
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyThyasiroideaDall 1900
familyThyasiridaeDall 1901
genusAxinus
speciesquadratus

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.

†Axinus quadratus Ponzi 1876
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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
Diet 2: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-20 19:58:31
Modified: 2009-09-20 21:58:31
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Holy See (Vatican City State) Axinus quadratus (type locality: 209253)