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Dystactella

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae

Taxonomy
Dystactella was named by Hall and Whitfield (1872) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llde D Give-l Sepkoski's reference number: 977].

It was assigned to Ctenodontidae by Vokes (1980); to Solemyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Clinopisthinae by Bailey (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Dystactella Hall and Whitfield p. 192
1980Dystactella Vokes p. 1
2002Dystactella Sepkoski
2021Dystactella Bailey p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familySolemyidaeAdams and Adams 1857
subfamilyClinopisthinae(Pojeta 1988)
genusDystactellaHall and Whitfield 1872

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. †Dystactella Hall and Whitfield 1872
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†Dystactella biarmica de Verneuil 1845
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Invalid names: Solemya abnormis Howse 1848 [synonym]
†Dystactella excisa de Koninck 1885
†Dystactella insularis Walcott 1884
†Dystactella silurica Liljedahl 1984
†Dystactella valvulus Hall and Whitfield 1872
†Dystactella vetusta Meek 1871
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height115.0
valve height117.5

Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: thinf
Reinforcement: nof
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-11-15 10:20:27
Modified: 2009-09-21 15:59:49
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Ashgill to the top of the Changhsingian or 449.50000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Maine) D. sp. indet. (185954)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Sweden (Gotland) Janeia silurica (13851)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation Solemya biarmica (110010)
Kungurian - Roadian279.3 - 268.8Russian Federation Solemya biarmica (117245)
Late/Upper Kazanian272.5 - 268.0Russian Federation Solemya biarmica (197540)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation Solemya biarmica (117274 117275)
Roadian - Wordian272.3 - 264.28China (Xinjiang) Janeia biarmica (123275)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Sichuan) Solenomya biarmica (138568)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom Solemya abnormis (130867) Solenimya abnormis (130871 130872)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Lithuania Janeia biarmica (46464)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guizhou) Solemya biarmica (121006)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom (England) Janeia biarmica (112852 112855 130766)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Germany Solenomya phillipsiana (161276)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17India Solemya biarmica (230622)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Pakistan Solemya biarmica (126982)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Solemya biarmica (126883)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Solemya biarmica (112113 121007)