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Sphaerulites foliaceus

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae

Taxonomy
Sphaerulites foliaceus was named by Lamarck (1819).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Sphaerulites foliaceus Lamarck

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyRadiolitidaeGray 1848
genusSphaerulitesLamarck 1819
speciesfoliaceusLamarck 1819

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.

Sphaerulites foliaceus Lamarck 1819
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-27 10:22:47
Modified: 2007-11-27 12:22:47
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Cenomanian or 113.00000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5Portugal Sphaerulites foliaceus (67543)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Spain (lleida) Sphaerulites foliaceus (162821)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Spain ( Cantabria) Sphaerulites foliaceus (162819 162820)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9France Sphaerulites foliaceus (3740 74200)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Romania Sphaerulites foliaceus (163477)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France (Poitou-Charentes) Sphaerulites foliaceus (73862 73863)