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Bakevellia sulcata

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Taxonomy
Bakevellia sulcata was named by Geinitz (1866).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Bakevellia sulcata Geinitz p. 33 figs. Pl 2, fig 16
1963Bakevellia sulcata Winters p. 52 figs. Pl 7, figs 2-4b
1995Bakevellia sulcata Kues p. 77 fig. 8.1

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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
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyBakevelliidae
genusBakevelliaKing 1848
speciessulcataGeinitz 1866

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.

Bakevellia sulcata Geinitz 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height24.063.305.004.151.20
valve height33.272.605.002.701.36

Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yessuperf
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-10 06:16:21
Modified: 2007-11-10 08:16:21
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Virgilian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 303.70000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Bakevellia sulcata (156692 156708 156713)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (New Mexico) Bakevellia sulcata (39153 39154 39155)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Arizona) Bakevellia sulcata (52898 95353 120746 120747)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Arizona) Bakevellia sulcata (40001)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Greece Bakevellia sulcata (64176)