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Calorhadia (Litorhadia) santaanai

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Calorhadia (Litorhadia) santaanai was named by Gardner (1945) [DISTRIBUTION: Paleocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. Its type specimen is USNM 495047, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Calorhadia (Litorhadia) santaanai Gardner p. 45 figs. pl. 5, fig. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
genusCalorhadia()
subgenusLitorhadia
speciessantaanai

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-07-27 04:12:34
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Paleocene or 58.70000 to 55.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Calorhadia santaanai (42908 42909 42920)