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Towapteria guizhouensis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Taxonomy
Towapteria guizhouensis was named by Yin and Gan (1978).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Towapteria guizhouensis Yin and Gan
1986Towapteria guizhouensis Yang et al. figs. Pl 1, figs 3,6

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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
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyBakevelliidae
genusTowapteria
speciesguizhouensisYin and Gan 1978

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.

Towapteria guizhouensis Yin and Gan 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 02:20:46
Modified: 2007-11-26 09:50:53
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Induan or 259.51000 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guizhou) Towapteria guizhouensis (197495)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Chongqing) Towapteria guizhouensis (94970)
Induan251.902 - 249.9China (Guangxi) Towapteria guizhouensis (121141)