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Tusayana

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Tusayanidae

Taxonomy
Tusayana was named by Stoyanow (1948) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tusayanidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Tusayana Stoyanow
2002Tusayana Sepkoski
2010Tusayana Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
superfamilyModiomorphoidea(Miller 1877)
familyTusayanidaeScarlato and Starobogatov 1979
genusTusayana

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. †Tusayana Stoyanow 1948
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 08:59:20
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:11:10
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Frasnian or 382.31000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Arizona) T. cibola (50029)