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Guichiella

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Guichiella was named by Li and Ding (1981) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen-l Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. Its type is Guichiella angulata.

It was reranked as Claraia (Guichiella) by Chen and Komatsu (2002); it was synonymized subjectively with Claraia by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); to Claraia by Chen and Komatsu (2002); and to Pterineidae by Li and Ding (1981), Fang et al. (2009).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Guichiella Li and Ding p. 328
2002Claraia (Guichiella) Chen and Komatsu
2002Guichiella Sepkoski
2009Guichiella Fang et al.

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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(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
familyPterineidae
genusGuichiella

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.

G. †Guichiella Li and Ding 1981
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Guichiella angulata Li and Ding 1981
Guichiella styliformis Li and Ding 1981
Guichiella subrotunda Li and Ding 1981
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height147.462.8015.57.004.19

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, Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Changhsingian to the top of the Smithian or 254.14000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) G. angulata (117481)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Sichuan) G. angulata (89357)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Anhui) G. angulata (111493) G. angulata, G. styliformis, G. subrotunda (95656)