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Spondylus spinosus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae

Taxonomy
Spondylus spinosus was named by Schreibers (1793). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1793Spondylus spinosus Schreibers

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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
speciesspinosusSchreibers 1793

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 spinosus Schreibers 1793
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Coniacian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 89.30000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Nigeria Spondylus spinosus (83016)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Spain Spondylus spinosus (74388)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6France Spondylus spinosus (3746)
Early/Lower Santonian85.8 - 83.5Spain Spondylus spinosus (74395 74399 74404 74408 74409 74413 74414 74422)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Hungary Spondylus spinosus (74809)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1France Spondylus spinosus (3747)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Belgium Spondylus spinosus (1324)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0United Kingdom (England) Spondylus spinosus (1389)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0France (Normandy) Spondylus spinosus (1325)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Bulgaria Spondylus spinosus (1332)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Germany Spondylus spinosus (1349)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Serbia and Montenegro Spondylus spinosus (1380)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Eritrea Spondylus spinosus (80719)