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Weyla kachhensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae

Taxonomy
Pecten kachhensis was named by Cox (1952).

It was recombined as Weyla kachhensis by Aberhan (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
W. angustecostata, W. atata, W. bondenbenderi, W. bondenbenderi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Pecten kachhensis Cox
2010Weyla kachhensis Aberhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
—NeitheoidaeSobetski 1960
familyNeitheidaeSobetzky 1960
genusWeylaBöhm 1920
specieskachhensis(Cox 1952)

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.

†Weyla kachhensis Cox 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-11-15 07:14:57
Modified: 2007-11-15 09:14:57
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Madagascar Pecten kachhensis (98096 98119 98185)