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Janeia elliptica

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae

Taxonomy
Solemya (Janeia) elliptica was named by Zhang (1977). Its type specimen is IV55263, a valve (Right valve), and it is a mold.

It was recombined as Janeia elliptica by Clapham (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
J. kazanensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Solemya (Janeia) elliptica Zhang p. 526 figs. Pl 200, fig 18
1987Solemya (Janeia) elliptica Fang p. 366 figs. Pl 1, fig 31
2015Janeia elliptica Clapham

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familySolemyidaeAdams and Adams 1857
genusJaneiaChildren 1823
specieselliptica()

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.

†Janeia elliptica Zhang 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height314.511.817.814.43.01

Composition: aragoniteg
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: thinf
Reinforcement: nof
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 06:48:45
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:48:45
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Hubei) Solemya elliptica (105447)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Hunan) Solemya elliptica (95750 105948)