| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Taxonomy
Modiolus koneckii was named by Dickins (1963) [University of Western Australia (Reg. No. 32639)]. Its type specimen is UWA 45388, a valve (Right valve), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Becketts Gully, Irwin River Area, which is in a Sakmarian shallow subtidal limestone in the Fossil Cliff Formation of Australia.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. altijugatus, M. arcacea, M. baylei, M. beirensis, M. blandus, M. capensis, M. ducatelli, M. eberstadtensis, M. flagellifer, M. formosissimus, M. gammalensis, M. gibbosus, M. harrimani, M. inbricatus, M. jolyi, M. kremmlingensis, M. lobatus, M. mediocarinatus, M. minalatus, M. mingaudi, M. minuta, M. ornatus, M. parallelus, M. parvoblongus, M. perryi, M. purpuratus, M. qinghaiensis, M. romani, M. rusticus, M. sestiniae, M. siliquus, M. subimbricatus, M. sukuboensis, M. suprarectus, M. thiollierei, M. thiollieri, M. thomsoni, M. transiens, M. trequetra, M. triangulus, M. wanizakiensis, M. waverliensis, M. nysti, M. lorioli, M. semicircularis
Synonymy list
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
†Modiolus koneckii Dickins 1963
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| valve height | 5 | 12.3 | 9.00 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 2.88 |
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
| Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Artinskian or 303.70000 to 283.30000 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gzhelian - Asselian | Russian Federation | Modiolus koneckii (202199) | |
| Sakmarian | Australia (Western Australia) | Modiolus koneckii (83188 85843 85847 type locality: 85848 85982 101207 107345) | |
| Artinskian | Australia (Western Australia) | Modiolus koneckii (85027) |