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Hamamlia contiae

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Cerkesia contiae was named by Monari (2003). Its type specimen is MACB291 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sekinindoruk, Cerkes River, which is in a Kimmeridgian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal grainstone in the Aktas Formation of Türkiye. It is the type species of Cerkesia, Hamamlia.

It was recombined as Hamamlia contiae by Monari (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Cerkesia contiae Monari pp. 862 - 864 figs. Plate 1, figures 1±15; Text-figures 2±4
2006Hamamlia contiae Monari p. 693

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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)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
subfamilyFimbriinae(Nicol 1950)
genusHamamlia
speciescontiae()

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.

†Hamamlia contiae Monari 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Kimmeridgian or 154.80000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Türkiye Cerkesia contiae (type locality: 98532)