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Cigarella varvarae

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Atomodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Maitaia varvarae was named by Biakov (1992). Its type specimen is SVPGO 27/1062, a valve (Left valve), and it is a cast. Its type locality is Russkaya-Omolonskaya River, Magadania bajkurica Zone, Omolon Massif, which is in a Wordian marine siliciclastic in the Omolon Formation of the Russian Federation.

It was recombined as Cigarella varvarae by Biakov (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Maitaia varvarae Biakov p. 39 figs. Pl 4, fig 1
2008Cigarella varvarae Biakov p. 236

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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()
genusCigarella
speciesvarvarae()

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.

†Cigarella varvarae Biakov 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height1188.0

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: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation Maitaia varvarae (type locality: 102098)