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Costatoaphanaia ganelini

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Atomodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Aphanaia ganelini was named by Biakov (1992). Its type specimen is SVPGO 8/1062, a shell, and it is a cast. Its type locality is Pravyy Vodopadnyy Creek, Megousia kolymaensis Zone, Omolon Massif, which is in a Kungurian marine siliciclastic in the Dzhigdali Formation of the Russian Federation.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Aphanaia ganelini Biakov p. 36 figs. Pl 3, fig 1
2008Costatoaphanaia ganelini 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
speciesganelini()

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 ganelini Biakov 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height159.0

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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation Aphanaia ganelini (type locality: 102094)