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Guineana

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae

Taxonomy
Guineana was named by Skwarko (1967) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr]. Its type is Guineana jimiensis.

It was assigned to Trigoniinae by Skwarko (1967); to Trigonioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Trigoniidae by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Guineana Skwarko p. 59
2002Guineana Sepkoski
2014Guineana Ros-Franch 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
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyTrigonioidea(Lamarck 1819)
familyTrigoniidaeLamarck 1819
subfamilyTrigoniinaeLamarck 1819
genusGuineana

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. †Guineana Skwarko 1967
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Guineana alta Gabb 1864
Guineana emmerichii Winkler 1859
Guineana jimiensis Skwarko 1967
Guineana micrasiatica Bittner 1891
Guineana postera Quenstedt 1857
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
left valve height114.1----
shell height123.2----
valve height619.913.833.919.07.70

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:34:20
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:34:20
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Sevatian or 247.20000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) Myophoria alta (33200)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Papua New Guinea G. jimiensis (137276 137323 137335)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Turkey (Balıkesir) Myophoria micrasiatica (201912)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6USA (California) Myophoria alta (33365)