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Myalina kiparisovae

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae

Taxonomy
Myalina kiparisovae was named by Kurushin (1985). Its type specimen is IGiG 753/877 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tsvetkov Cape, outcrop 2, layer 30, eastern Taimyr, which is in an Illyrian marine siliciclastic in the Morzhov Formation of the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Myalina kiparisovae Kurushin p. 60 figs. Pl 10, figs 4-6; pl 11, fig 1
1996Myalina kiparisovae Dagis et al. p. 28 figs. Pl 12, figs 1,2

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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
genusMyalina
specieskiparisovae

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.

Myalina kiparisovae Kurushin 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height731.910.077.038.024.7

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 Illyrian to the top of the Fassanian or 247.20000 to 235.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Russian Federation Myalina kiparisovae (type locality: 135971)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Russian Federation Myalina kiparisovae (135972)