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Saikraconcha (Dereconcha)

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Alatoconchidae

Taxonomy
Saikraconcha (Dereconcha) was named by Yancey and Boyd (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon-m Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Dereconchia by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Saikraconcha by Yancey and Boyd (1983), Chen et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Saikraconcha (Dereconcha) Yancey and Boyd p. 518
2002Dereconchia Sepkoski
2018Saikraconcha (Dereconcha) Chen et al. pp. 150, 151

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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
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAlatoconchoideaTermier et al. 1974
familyAlatoconchidae
subfamilySaikraconchinae
genusSaikraconcha
subgenusDereconcha

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.

Subg. †Saikraconcha (Dereconcha) Yancey and Boyd 1983
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Saikraconcha (Dereconcha) kamparensis Yancey and Boyd 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 05:45:11
Modified: 2025-05-16 23:33:50
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Eaton 1871, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Kungurian or 283.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Malaysia Saikraconcha sp., Saikraconcha kamparensis (51566)