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Alulinae

Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae

Taxonomy
Alulinae was named by Mailleux (1937).

It was assigned to Sanguinolitidae by Morris et al. (1991), Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Alulinae Mailleux
1991Alulinae Morris et al. p. 94
2010Alulinae Bouchet et al.
2011Alulinae Carter et al. p. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familySanguinolitidaeMiller 1877
subfamilyAlulinaeMailleux 1937
subfamilyAlulinaeMailleux 1937

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.

Subfm. †Alulinae Mailleux 1937
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G. †Alula Girty 1912
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Alula anhuiensis Liu 1982
Alula gilberti White 1883
Alula squamulifera Girty 1912
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Changhsingian or 274.40000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kazanian274.4 - 266.9Russian Federation Alula kutorgana (197540)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Russian Federation Alula kutorgi (197598)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Colorado) Alula squamulifera (233343)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Arizona) Alula gilberti (39999)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28China (Anhui) Alula anhuiensis (102111)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation Alula sp. (197536)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guizhou) Alula spicata (111997)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) Alula spicata (112090)