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Ctenodonta nasuta

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Ctenodontidae

Taxonomy
Tellinomya nasuta was named by Hall (1847). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Ctenodonta.

It was recombined as Ctenodonta nasuta by Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen (1960), Cox et al. (1969) and Toni (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Ctenodonta nasuta Soot-Ryen and Soot-Ryen p. 85
1969Ctenodonta nasuta Cox et al. p. N228
1975Ctenodonta nasuta Toni

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyCtenodontidaeWöhrmann 1893
genusCtenodontaSalter 1852
speciesnasuta(Hall 1847)

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.

†Ctenodonta nasuta Hall 1847
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederg
Diet 2: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 12:35:29
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:04:18
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Late/Upper Ordovician or 457.30000 to 443.80000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Ctenodonta nasuta (26274)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (California) Ctenodonta nasuta (219320)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8Canada (Nunavut) Ctenodonta nasuta (101981)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Missouri) Ctenodonta nasuta (175724)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Kentucky) Ctenodonta nasuta (100176 100231)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Wisconsin) Ctenodonta nasuta (98349)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Ctenodonta nasuta (55999)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Ctenodonta nasuta (26192)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Ctenodonta nasuta (26263 26270 26273 26277)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Norway (Trondheim) Ctenodonta nasuta (55724)