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Guichiella styliformis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Guichiella styliformis was named by Li and Ding (1981). Its type specimen is Nanjing Inst. Geol Min Res H1208, a valve (Left valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dalongshan Section Bed 3, Panjiaqiao, Guichi, which is in a Smithian carbonate shale/limestone in the Qinglong Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Guichiella styliformis Li and Ding p. 328 figs. Pl 1, figs 6-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
familyPterineidae
genusGuichiella
speciesstyliformis

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.

Guichiella styliformis Li and Ding 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height37.024.8012.45.804.13

Composition: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 18:35:53
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:10:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Smithian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2China (Anhui) Guichiella styliformis (type locality: 95656)