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Cuneamya scapha

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8478801https://www.gbif.org/species/8478801
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)327382https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=327382
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Grammysiidae : Cuneamya : Cuneamya scapha
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Grammysiidae : Cuneamya : Cuneamya scapha
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
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familyGrammysiidaeMiller 1877
genusCuneamyaHall and Whitfield 1875
speciesCuneamya scaphaHall & Whitfield 1875
Generic NameCuneamya
Scientific NameCuneamya scapha Hall & Whitfield, 1875
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Cuneamya scaphaspeciesbelongs to Cuneamyastated without evidenceHall and Whitfield, 1875
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance452 - 450 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance450 - 444 Ma
Paleozoic
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Bivalvia)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Bivalvia)
Taphonomyminor ribbing (based on Cuneamya)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. F. Foerste. 1924. Upper Ordovician faunas of Ontario and Quebec. Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 138(121):1-99

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Cuneamya scapha brevior
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Cuneamya scapha scapha
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1875Cuneamya scapha Hall and Whitfield

References

Foerste A. F. (1924) Upper Ordovician faunas of Ontario and Quebec, Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 138 121, 1-99
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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