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Halobia (Zittelihalobia) ornatissima

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Halobiidae

Taxonomy
Halobia ornatissima was named by Smith (1927).

It was recombined as Halobia (Zittelihalobia) ornatissima by Tsujino et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Halobia ornatissima Smith p. 117 figs. Pl 94, figs 4-6; pl 97, figs 4-8
1976Halobia ornatissima Bychkov et al.
2011Halobia ornatissima McRoberts p. 625
2013Halobia (Zittelihalobia) ornatissima Tsujino et al. p. 553 fig. 4a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPosidonioideaFrech 1909
familyHalobiidae
genusHalobiaBronn 1830
subgenusZittelihalobia(Polubotko 1984)
speciesornatissima()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 08:27:27
Modified: 2007-11-26 10:27:27
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Lacian or 235.00000 to 215.56000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Alaska) Halobia ornatissima (33404)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Russian Federation Halobia ornatissima (39305) Zittelihalobia ornatissima (124628 124629)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Japan Halobia ornatissima (157422)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (Alaska) Halobia ornatissima (33415 33422)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (California) Halobia ornatissima (144078)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Russian Federation Halobia ornatissima (214802 214803)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Canada (British Columbia) Halobia ornatissima (114786 114931 114932 115207)
Tuvalian - Lacian232.0 - 215.56Canada (British Columbia) Halobia ornatissima (47333 47334)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Canada (British Columbia) Halobia ornatissima (114935)