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Kuia

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Kuia was named by Marwick (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l T Plio-l Sepkoski's reference number: 728,899].

It was assigned to Venerinae by Beu et al. (1990); and to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Kuia Marwick
1990Kuia Beu et al. p. 400
2002Kuia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVenerinaeRafinesque 1815
genusKuiaMarwick 1927

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. †Kuia Marwick 1927
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Kuia macdowelli Marwick 1927
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 37.20000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) K. vellicata (45037)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand (Central Otago) K. chariessa (35116 35126 35127 35128)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand K. vellicata (67846 67854 67857 67864)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand (Dannevirke) K. sp. (35641)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand K. sp. (67822) K. vellicata (67821 67897 67898 67899 67900)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608New Zealand (Hawke's Bay) K. macdowelli (45178 45182)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333New Zealand K. macdowelli (45030)