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Praekolymia alitis

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Kolymiidae

Taxonomy
Maitaia alitis was named by Astafieva (1989). Its type specimen is PIN 4150/110, a shell (Cast of half-open valves), and it is a cast. Its type locality is Odari Creek, Okhota River, Kukhtuy Block, Okhotsk Massif, which is in a Kungurian marine siliciclastic in the Dzhigdali Formation of the Russian Federation.

It was recombined as Praekolymia alitis by Biakov (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Maitaia alitis Astafieva p. 17 figs. 1a-c
1993Maitaia alitis Astafieva p. 96 figs. Pl 6, figs 1a,b, 2a,b
2008Praekolymia alitis Biakov p. 237

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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
familyKolymiidaeKusnezov 1973
subfamilyKolymiinaeKusnezov 1973
genusPraekolymia
speciesalitis()

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.

Praekolymia alitis Astafieva 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height128.0

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eaton 1871

Age range: Kungurian or 279.30000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation Maitaia alitis (type locality: 101688 101690)