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Qiyangia

Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae

Taxonomy
Qiyangia was named by Chen and Xu (1980) [Sepkoski's age data: J l J m Sepkoski's reference number: ZR86,ZR90]. It is not extant. Its type is Qiyangia loxos.

It was assigned to Unionidae by Chen and Xu (1980); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Qiyangiinae by Fang et al. (2009), Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species
Q. loxos (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Qiyangia Chen and Xu
2002Qiyangia Sepkoski
2009Qiyangia Fang et al.
2010Qiyangia Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderUnionidinaGray 1854
superfamilyUnionoidea(Fleming 1828)
familyUnionidaeRafinesque 1820
genusQiyangiaChen and Xu 1980

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. †Qiyangia Chen and Xu 1980
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Qiyangia loxos Chen and Xu 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Early/Lower Jurassic or 201.40000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7China (Hunan) Q. loxos (200970)