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Manzanella

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Manzanellidae

Taxonomy
Manzanella was named by Girty (1909) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon-u P Guad-l]. Its type is Manzanella elliptica.

It was assigned to Solemyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Manzanellidae by Cox et al. (1969), Vokes (1980) and Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species
M. cryptodentata, M. elliptica (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Manzanella Girty p. 75
1969Manzanella Cox et al. p. 269
1980Manzanella Vokes p. 22
2002Manzanella Sepkoski
2010Manzanella Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilyManzanelloideaChronic 1952
familyManzanellidaeChronic 1952
genusManzanella

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. †Manzanella Girty 1909
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Manzanella cryptodentata Chronic 1952
Manzanella elliptica Girty 1909
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height147.644.2020.08.003.87

Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Reinforcement: nof
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-11-15 19:18:03
Modified: 2008-11-15 21:18:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 279.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (New Mexico) M. elliptica (233342)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Nevada) M. sp. (38745 38751 38753 38756 38759 38769 38827 38828)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Arizona) M. cryptodentata (39999 40001)