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Maitaia gigantea

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Atomodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Aphanaia gigantea was named by De Koninck (1877).

It was recombined as Maitaia gigantea by Waterhouse (1979).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Mytilus bigsbyi De Koninck p. 288 figs. Pl 21, figs 1,1a
1877Mytilus crassiventer De Koninck p. 288 figs. Pl 21, figs 32,2a
1877Aphanaia gigantea De Koninck p. 304 figs. Pl 21, figs 6,6a
1902Mytilus bigsbyi Etheridge Jr. p. 67 figs. Pl 18, figs 6, 7
1910Aphanaia gigantea Laseron p. 206
1979Maitaia gigantea Waterhouse p. 10 figs. Pl 3, figs 3,4; pl 4, figs 1-5

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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()
genusMaitaiaMarwick 1934
speciesgigantea(De Koninck 1877)

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.

Maitaia gigantea De Koninck 1877
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Invalid names: Mytilus bigsbyi De Koninck 1877 [synonym], Mytilus crassiventer De Koninck 1877 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height2181.7150.0220.0185.049.5
valve height134.9----

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: base of the Roadian to the top of the Wordian or 272.30000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Australia (New South Wales) Aphanaia gigantea (161845) Maitaia gigantea (134521)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (New South Wales) Maitaia gigantea (134520 134522) Mytilus bigsbyi (131933)