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Bakevellia gejiuensis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Taxonomy
Bakevellia gejiuensis was named by Guo (1985). Its type specimen is IVy 0161, a valve (Left valve, internal mold), and it is a mold. Its type locality is Shuitangzhai, Gejiu City, which is in an Anisian marine horizon in the Gejiu Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Bakevellia gejiuensis Guo p. 139 figs. Pl 14, fig 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyBakevelliidae
genusBakevelliaKing 1848
speciesgejiuensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yessuperf
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-10 06:16:21
Modified: 2007-11-10 08:16:21
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Yunnan) Bakevellia gejiuensis (type locality: 98539)