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Calorhadia (Litorhadia) mater

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Taxonomy
Leda mater was named by Meyer (1885) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Gulf Coastal Plain.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Calorhadia (Litorhadia) mater by Gardner (1945).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Leda mater Meyer p. 460
1945Calorhadia (Litorhadia) mater Gardner p. 47

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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
speciesmater(Meyer 1885)

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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 41.30000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Priabonian47.8 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Yoldia mater (1294)
Lutetian - Priabonian47.8 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Yoldia mater (1282 1283 1284 1285 1286 1287 1288 1289 1290 1291 1292 1293 1422 1423 1429 1430 1431 1432 1433 1434)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Calorhadia mater (2453)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Calorhadia mater (2444 2446 2449 2451 205526 205535)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Alabama) Calorhadia mater (3539)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Mexico (Tamaulipas) Calorhadia mater (43060)