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Dolponella sulcata

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Dolponellidae

Taxonomy
Dolponella sulcata was named by Waterhouse (1978). Its type specimen is UQF 69009, a valve (Right valve), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is W1325, Karnali Unspecified, which is in a Changhsingian marine siliciclastic in the Senja Formation of Nepal.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Dolponella sulcata Waterhouse p. 104 figs. Pl 20, figs 1-9
2006Dolponella sulcata Waterhouse and Chen p. 86 figs. Pl 2, fig 7

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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
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
MonotoideiWaterhouse 2001
superfamilyBuchioideaCox 1953
familyDolponellidaeWaterhouse 2001
genusDolponella
speciessulcata

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.

Dolponella sulcata Waterhouse 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height1238.117.077.040.018.9

Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 02:56:05
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:22:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Nepal Dolponella sulcata (43187 43190 43197 43216 type locality: 43220 43238 43257 43259 62441)