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Promyalina diana

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae

Taxonomy
Promyalina diana was named by Guo (1985). Its type specimen is IVy 0142, a valve (Right valve), and it is a mold. Its type locality is Laochang, Yujia, Kayitou Fm, Fuyuan County, which is in a Griesbachian marine horizon in the Kayitou Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Promyalina diana Guo p. 130 figs. Pl 12, fig 9

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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
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyMyalinidaeFrech 1891
genusPromyalina
speciesdiana

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.

Promyalina diana Guo 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height111.4

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eaton 1871

Age range: Griesbachian or 251.90200 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Yunnan) Promyalina diana (type locality: 98542)