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Wilkingia wyomingensis

Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae

Taxonomy
Allorisma wyomingensis was named by Branson (1930). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Bull Lake (Franson Mb), Cedar Ridge, Fremont County, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Park City Formation of Wyoming.

It was recombined as Wilkingia wyomingensis by Ciriacks (1963).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Allorisma wyomingensis Branson p. 50 figs. Pl 14, figs 1-3
1963Wilkingia wyomingensis Ciriacks p. 71 figs. Pl 14, figs 11,14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familySanguinolitidaeMiller 1877
subfamilyUndulomyinaeAstafieva-Urbajtis 1973
genusWilkingiaWilson 1959
specieswyomingensis(Branson 1930)

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.

Wilkingia wyomingensis Branson 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height147.2

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-12 12:36:33
Modified: 2009-10-12 14:36:33
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Clapham 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17USA (Wyoming) Wilkingia wyomingensis (type locality: 87154 105354)