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Guichiella subrotunda

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Guichiella subrotunda was named by Li and Ding (1981). 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.

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by M. Clapham on 2010-04-21

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Guichiella subrotunda Li and Ding p. 329 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
familyPterineidae
genusGuichiella
speciessubrotunda

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 subrotunda Li and Ding 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height54.582.806.404.501.49

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Anhui) Guichiella subrotunda (type locality: 95656)