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Aulacomyella farquharsoni

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Aulacomyellidae

Taxonomy
Aulacomyella farquharsoni was named by Cox (1935). Its type locality is Daghani, bed 205, which is in a Kimmeridgian offshore shale in the Daghani Shale Formation of Somalia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Aulacomyella farquharsoni Cox

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPosidonioideaFrech 1909
familyAulacomyellidaeIchikawa 1958
subfamilyAulacomyellinaeIchikawa 1958
genusAulacomyellaFurlani 1910
speciesfarquharsoni

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-26 09:14:10
Modified: 2010-02-16 03:18:02
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Kimmeridgian or 154.80000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2United Kingdom (England) Aulacomyella farquharsoni (8574)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Somalia Aulacomyella farquharsoni (type locality: 93009)
Tithonian - Kimmeridgian149.2 - 149.2Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Aulacomyella farquharsoni (2617)