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Liebea indica

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae

Taxonomy
Liebea indica was named by Waagen (1881). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Amb, Basal Fossiliferous Beds, Salt Range, which is in a Wordian coastal sandstone in the Amb Formation of Pakistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Liebea indica Waagen p. 295 figs. Pl 20, fig 5; pl 24, fig 13
1912Liebea indica Mansuy p. 21 figs. Pl 5, fig 7
1982Liebea indica Karczewski p. 101 figs. Pl 34, fig 6

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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
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyMyalinidaeFrech 1891
genusLiebea
speciesindica

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.

Liebea indica Waagen 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height118.0

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: base of the Asselian to the top of the Changhsingian or 298.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Svalbard and Jan Mayen Liebea indica (145697)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Pakistan Liebea indica (type locality: 81503)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Laos Liebea indica (233592)