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Dunbarella guangxiensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae

Taxonomy
Dunbarella guangxiensis was named by Zhang (1977). Its type specimen is IV55223, a valve (Right valve), and it is a mold. Its type locality is Luofu, Nandan County, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Qixia Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Dunbarella guangxiensis Zhang p. 505 figs. Pl 195, figs 15-17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyPterinopectinoideaNewell 1938
familyPterinopectinidaeNewell 1938
subfamilyPterinopectininaeNewell 1938
genusDunbarella
speciesguangxiensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height35.894.007.756.581.92

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 04:44:01
Modified: 2007-10-05 06:44:01
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Kungurian or 283.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4China (Guangxi) Dunbarella guangxiensis (type locality: 123621)