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Costatoaphanaia aenigma

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Atomodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Maitaia aenigma was named by Astafieva (1989). Its type specimen is Kazan University 551/274 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Allara-Khadirniya River, Tumara Basin, Tumara Svita, Western Verkhoyan, which is in a Kungurian marine horizon in the Tumara Formation of the Russian Federation.

It was recombined as Costatoaphanaia aenigma by Biakov (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Maitaia aenigma Astafieva p. 14 fig. 1e
2008Costatoaphanaia aenigma Biakov p. 240

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyInoceramoideaGiebel 1852
familyAtomodesmatidaeWaterhouse 1976
subfamilyAtomodesmatinae()
genusCostatoaphanaia
speciesaenigma()

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.

Costatoaphanaia aenigma Astafieva 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height1118.0

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 279.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation Maitaia aenigma (type locality: 81417 95747 101657 101687)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation Maitaia aenigma (101689)