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Posidoniella

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae

Taxonomy
Posidoniella was named by Koninck (1885) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour C Bash Sepkoski's reference number: 1058]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Myalinidae by Vokes (1980); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Posidoniella Koninck
1980Posidoniella Vokes p. 32
2002Posidoniella 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)
familyMyalinidaeFrech 1891
genusPosidoniellaKoninck 1885

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. †Posidoniella Koninck 1885
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height116.5

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Tournaisian to the top of the Changhsingian or 358.86000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Chile P. sp. (34753)
Visean346.7 - 330.3United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) P. sp. (211906 211910)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) P. gibbosa, P. vetusta (5994 5995)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) P. gibbosa (73421) P. minor (73424)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9United Kingdom (England) P. sulcata (8253) P. vetusta (162352)
Namurian - Westphalian330.3 - 307.4Spain P. minor, P. multirugata (73364) P. multirugata, P. minor, P. laevis (73362) P. sp. (73363)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6Spain (León) P. sp. (174749)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6United Kingdom (England) P. laevis (8423 8439 8446 8451 8454 8469 8470) P. laevis, P. minor (8456) P. laevis, P. minor, P. sulcata (8445) P. laevis, P. minor, P. sulcata, P. variablis (8461) P. laevis, P. sulcata (8448 8452 8462) P. laevis, P. sulcata, P. kirkmani, P. variablis (8447) P. laevis, P. trapezoedra (8438) P. minor (8428 8450 8457 8458 8459 8466) P. minor, P. laevis, P. pyriformis (8257) P. minor, P. sulcata (8460 8463) P. minor, P. sulcata, P. variablis, P. laevis (8449) P. minor, P. wapanuckensis (8435) P. sp. (8258) P. variabilis (162362) P. vetusta, P. elongata, P. laevis, P. sulcata (8255) P. vetusta, P. sulcata (8254)
Chokierian - Alportian323.6 - 321.8United Kingdom (England) P. laevis (8261)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Ukraine P. sp. (228666 228669)
Kinderscoutian321.8 - 321.3United Kingdom (England) P. minor (8263)
Marsdenian321.3 - 320.0United Kingdom (England) P. vetusta, P. semisulcata (8268)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Kentucky) P. sp. (195795)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Mexico P. sp. (117974)
Guadalupian274.4 - 259.51Mexico (Guerrero) P. sp. (232711)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Italy P. pseudogibbosa (232368)