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Bournonia excavata

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8585633https://www.gbif.org/species/8585633
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)308475https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=308475
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Bournonia : Bournonia excavata
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Bournonia : Bournonia excavata
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassHeteroconchia
-CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
-CardioniFerussac 1822
-CardiidiaFerussac 1822
-CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida
suborderRadiolitidinaSkelton 2013
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyRadiolitidaeGray 1848
genusBournoniaFischer 1887
speciesBournonia excavatad'Orbigny 1847
Generic NameBournonia
Scientific NameBournonia excavata d'Orbigny, 1847
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Bournonia excavataspeciesbelongs to Bournoniastated with evidenced'Orbigny, 1847
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance93.5 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance72.1 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Environmentmarine (based on Hippuritida)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Hippuritida)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Hippuritida)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, aragonite (based on Radiolitidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. Caffau and M. Plenicar. 2004. Rudist and foraminifer assemblages in the Santonian-Campanian sequence of Nanos Mountain (Western Slovenia). Geologija 47(1):41-54

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1847Bournonia excavata d'Orbigny

References

Caffau M., Plenicar M. (2004) Rudist and foraminifer assemblages in the Santonian-Campanian sequence of Nanos Mountain (Western Slovenia), Geologija 47 1, 41-54 doi:10.5474/geologija.2004.004
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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