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Cosmomya (Cosmomya) egregaria

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae

Taxonomy
Cosmomya egregia was named by Holdhaus (1913). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Northwest Kimplong, southwest Niti Pass, which is in a Lopingian marine shale in the Productus Shale Formation of India. It is the type species of Cosmomya, Cosmomya (Cosmomya).

It was recombined as Cosmomya (Cosmomya) egregaria by Dickins and Shah (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Cosmomya egregia Holdhaus p. 446 figs. Pl 94, fig 3
1965Cosmomya (Cosmomya) egregaria Dickins and Shah p. 256 figs. Pl 17, figs 13,14

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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
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyPholadomyoideaKing 1844
familyPholadomyidaeKing 1844
subfamilyPholadomyinaeKing 1844
genusCosmomya
subgenusCosmomya
speciesegregaria()

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
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 06:48:13
Modified: 2009-10-10 16:18:40
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Lopingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17India Cosmomya egregia (230340)