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Lithodomina typa

Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae

Taxonomy
Lithodomina typa was named by Waagen (1881). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chidru, topmost Productus Limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Changhsingian coastal sandstone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan. It is the type species of Lithodomina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Lithodomina typa Waagen p. 266 figs. Pl 28, figs 8,9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderUnionidinaGray 1854
superfamilyUnionoidea(Fleming 1828)
familyUnionidaeRafinesque 1820
subfamilyUnioninaeFleming 1828
genusLithodomina
speciestypa

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.

Lithodomina typa Waagen 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height165.0

Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Changhsingian or 266.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Pakistan Lithodomina typa (125843)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Lithodomina typa (type locality: 89061)