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Septimyalina scitula

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae

Taxonomy
Septimyalina scitula was named by Newell (1942). Its type specimen is KUMIP 7589, a valve (Right valve), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Septimyalina scitula Newell p. 68 figs. Pl 11, figs 4-14

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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
genusSeptimyalina
speciesscitula

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.

Septimyalina scitula Newell 1942
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height126.8

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eaton 1871

Age range: base of the Noginskian to the top of the Kungurian or 301.20000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Noginskian301.2 - 300.1USA (Kansas) Septimyalina scitula (11580 11651 11697 11712)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Kansas) Septimyalina scitula (891 895 899 12245 12314 12315 12389 12392)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Kansas) Septimyalina scitula (82111)