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Spondylus buchi

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae

Taxonomy
Spondylus buchi was named by Philippi (1846) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene-Oligocene; Europe, northern Africa.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Spondylus buchi Philippi p. 55 figs. pl. 7, fig. 9a-b
1977Spondylus buchi Wozny p. 102

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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
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familySpondylidaeGray 1826
genusSpondylusLinnaeus 1758
speciesbuchiPhilippi 1846

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.

Spondylus buchi Philippi 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 05:12:06
Modified: 2009-08-17 21:49:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Oligocene or 47.80000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy Spondylus buchi (81059)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Poland Spondylus buchi (49750 49751)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria Spondylus buchi (103962)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Romania Spondylus buchi (101966)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Spondylus buchi (78565 81043)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria (Burgas) Spondylus buchi (85445)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria (Kurdzhali) Spondylus buchi (102359)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Bulgaria (Kurdzhali) Spondylus buchi (102286)