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Nemodon brevifrons

Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae

Taxonomy
Nemodon brevifrons was named by Conrad (1875) [m. kosnik taxon no: 2166].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Nemodon brevifrons Conrad

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyParallelodontidaeDall 1898
subfamilyGrammatodontinaeBranson 1942
genusNemodonConrad 1869
speciesbrevifronsConrad 1875

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.

Nemodon brevifrons Conrad 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-10 16:21:52
Modified: 2009-10-10 18:21:52
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Campanian to the top of the Thanetian or 83.50000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) Nemodon brevifrons (7612 7626 87677 190555 190579)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Nemodon brevifrons (6660)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Nemodon brevifrons (3113)