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Caesariella lindensis

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Taxonomy
Ctenodontacea lindensis was named by Soot-Ryen (1964). Its type specimen is RMMo 1 50356 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Caesariella lindensis by Liljedahl (1984) and Liljedahl (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Ctenodontacea lindensis Soot-Ryen p. 495 figs. Pl. 1 : 1-3, 5
1984Caesariella lindensis Liljedahl p. 20 figs. 10-12
1994Caesariella lindensis Liljedahl pp. 39 - 40 figs. 8, 11:10, 12:4, 15, 26, 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyMalletiidae(Adams and Adams 1858)
genusCaesariella
specieslindensis(Soot-Ryen 1964)

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.

†Caesariella lindensis Soot-Ryen 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: deposit feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:26:01
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:26:01
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Ludfordian or 430.50000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Sweden (Gotland) Caesariella lindensis (13643 13851)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) Caesariella lindensis (13603)
Gorstian - Ludfordian427.4 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) Caesariella lindensis (13646)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) Caesariella lindensis (70432)