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Paleyoldia

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Sareptidae

Taxonomy
Paleyoldia was named by Lintz (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise-u P Guad].

It was assigned to Yoldinae by Lintz (1958); to Nuculanidae by Vokes (1980); to Nuculitidae by Bradshaw (1999); and to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. angustia, P. bruta, P. glabra, P. levistriata, P. subscitula
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. devonica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Paleyoldia Lintz p. 108
1980Paleyoldia Vokes p. 6
1999Paleyoldia Bradshaw
2002Paleyoldia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familySareptidaeAdams 1860
subfamilyYoldiinae(Dall 1908)
genusPaleyoldia

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.

G. †Paleyoldia Lintz 1958
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†Paleyoldia angustia Hoare et al. 1989
†Paleyoldia bruta Hoare et al. 1989
†Paleyoldia glabra Beede and Rogers 1898
†Paleyoldia levistriata Meek and Worthen 1860
†Paleyoldia subscitula Meek and Hayden 1858
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height109.73

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 18:13:31
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:31
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 410.62000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (96 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47New Zealand P. devonica (40525 40529)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Virginia) P. sp. (73202)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (West Virginia) P. levistriata (92956 92964 92967)
Chesterian - Alportian335.4 - 321.8USA (Wyoming) P. amsdenensis (5693 5696)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9United Kingdom (England) P. macgregori (162352)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (Oklahoma) Yoldia glabra (5611)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (Arkansas) P. angustia, P. bruta (5517 69285 69305)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (West Virginia) P. sp. (56128 56142 56143 65682)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6United Kingdom (England) P. macgregori (162360 162361)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Wyoming) P. amsdenensis (5724) P. sp. (5726)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Arizona) P. pumilis (42670)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9Mexico (Oaxaca) P. sp. (211808 211811)
Pennsylvanian - Asselian323.4 - 293.52China (Xizang) P. sp. (61391)
Alportian322.8 - 321.8United Kingdom (England) P. macgregori (162353)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Kentucky) P. glabra (195795)
Kashirian - Myachkovian313.8 - 307.0USA (New Mexico) P. glabra (46548)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) P. glabra (8632 8633 8634 8636 8637 8638 8639 8640 8641 8642 8643 8644 8645 8647)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Maryland) P. glabra (118828)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Yoldia glabra (237801)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) P. glabra (160176 160177 160178)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) P. glabra (1048 1052 1053 1057 1059 1060 1062 1065 1126 1127 1132) P. sp. (225772) P. spp. (225766 225769 225770) P. stevensoni (217891 217893 217894 217895 217897 217901 217905 217906 217908 217913 217915 217921 217927 217932 217934 217944 217952 217969 217977 217979 217986 217992 218002 218004 218010 218014 218017 218029)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) P. subscitula (860)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Maryland) P. glabra (118827)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) P. glabra (156715) P. sp., P. glabra (156699)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Kansas) P. subscitula (839)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Australia (Queensland) P. sp. (107356)