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Dicerocardium jani

Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Dicerocardiidae

Taxonomy
Dicerocardium jani was named by Stoppani (1865). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Caino, Val Sabbia, which is in a Norian carbonate limestone in the Dachstein Formation of Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Dicerocardium jani Stoppani
1912Dicerocardium jani Frech
1924Dicerocardium jani Krumbeck

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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
orderMegalodontidaStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyMegalodontoidea(Morris 1853)
familyDicerocardiidaeKutassy 1934
genusDicerocardiumStoppani 1856
speciesjaniStoppani 1865

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.

Dicerocardium jani Stoppani 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 08:30:28
Modified: 2007-09-07 10:30:28
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Norian or 228.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Italy (Brescia) Dicerocardium jani (type locality: 203304)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Italy (Trento) Dicerocardium jani (231838)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Indonesia (Timor) Dicerocardium jani (205471)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Hungary Dicerocardium jani (73268)