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Maitaia absoluta

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Atomodesmatidae

Taxonomy
Maitaia absoluta was named by Astafieva (1989). Its type specimen is PIN 4150/113, a shell (Cast of closed valves), and it is a cast. Its type locality is Makhchar River, Upper Boguchan Horizon, Northern Orulgan, which is in a Wordian marine siliciclastic in the Delendzha Formation of the Russian Federation.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Maitaia absoluta Astafieva p. 17 fig. 1d
1993Maitaia absoluta Astafieva p. 97 figs. Pl 6, fig 4

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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
superfamilyInoceramoideaGiebel 1852
familyAtomodesmatidaeWaterhouse 1976
subfamilyAtomodesmatinae()
genusMaitaiaMarwick 1934
speciesabsoluta

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.

Maitaia absoluta Astafieva 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height141.0

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 Roadian to the top of the Wordian or 274.40000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Russian Federation Maitaia absoluta (101655)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation Maitaia absoluta (type locality: 101664)