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Nathorstella

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Nathorstella was named by Kayser (1901) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi].

It was reranked as Myalina (Nathorstella) by Quenstedt (1926).

It was assigned to Myalina by Quenstedt (1926); to Ambonychiidae by Cox et al. (1969); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Nathorstella Kayser p. 10
1926Myalina (Nathorstella) Quenstedt p. 75
1969Nathorstella Cox et al. p. N287
2002Nathorstella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyAmbonychiidaeMiller 1877
genusNathorstella

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. †Nathorstella Kayser 1901
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Subg. †Nathorstella (Nathorstella) Kayser 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height243.042.243.943.01.20

Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 14:37:09
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:00:26
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Emsian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 410.62000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany (Hesse) Gosseletia flabellicosta (275450)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Follmannia pseudalectryonia (275451 275452)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Norway (Svalbard) Myalina semiplicata (275453 275454)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Wyoming) Myalina wyomingensis (115888)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Wyoming) Myalina wyomingensis (105366)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902USA (Wyoming) Myalina wyomingensis (105285)