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Aphanaia tivertonensis

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Atomodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Aphanaia tivertonensis was named by Waterhouse (1979). Its type specimen is UQ F54214 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UQ L3127, middle strike ridge, Homevale, which is in an Artinskian marine siliciclastic in the Tiverton Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Aphanaia tivertonensis Waterhouse p. 4 figs. Pl 1, figs 3,6,7; pl 2, fig 3

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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()
genusAphanaiaKoninck 1877
speciestivertonensis

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.

Aphanaia tivertonensis Waterhouse 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height271.460.085.072.517.7

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: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Australia (Queensland) Atomodesma sp. (type locality: 101542)