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Clavicosta dashizhaiensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Taxonomy
Clavicosta dashizhaiensis was named by Liang (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mengjiu Mountain, Dashizhai Formation, Ke'erqin Youyi Qianqi, which is in a Roadian/Wordian marine horizon in the Dashizhai Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Clavicosta dashizhaiensis Liang p. 452 figs. Pl 186, fig 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyAviculopectinoideaMeek and Hayden 1864
familyAviculopectinidae
genusClavicosta
speciesdashizhaiensis

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
partNmean
height130.5

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 04:31:45
Modified: 2007-10-05 06:31:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Wordian or 272.30000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian - Wordian272.3 - 264.28China (Nei Mongol) Clavicosta dashizhaiensis (type locality: 111147)