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Myonia carinella

Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae

Taxonomy
Myonia carinella was named by Runnegar (1967). Its type specimen is UQ F50996 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UQ L3134, Parrot Creek, Mulgrave Yards, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siliciclastic in the Blenheim Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Myonia carinella Runnegar p. 58 figs. Pl 4, fig 10; pl 13, figs 5-13
1980Myonia carinella Waterhouse p. 126 fig. 9.5

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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
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familySanguinolitidaeMiller 1877
subfamilyVacunellinae(Astafieva-Urbajtis 1973)
genusMyonia
speciescarinella

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.

Myonia carinella Runnegar 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height343.042.044.043.01.00

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-12 12:33:56
Modified: 2009-10-12 14:33:56
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Clapham 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28New Zealand (Southland) Myonia carinella (41767)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (New South Wales) Myonia carinella (135939)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Australia (Queensland) Myonia carinella (85041)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Australia (Queensland) Myonia carinella (type locality: 101555)