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Hokonuia limaeformis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Buchiidae

Taxonomy
Hokonuia limaeformis was named by Trechmann (1917). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Otamita Stream (Bed "C"), which is in a Carnian marine shale in New Zealand. It is the type species of Hokonuia.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Hokonuia limaeformis Trechmann
1927Nuggetia morganiana Wilckens p. 29 figs. Pl 6, figs 1a,b
1960Hokonuia limaeformis Waterhouse p. 438 figs. 21-25,31; text-fig 2

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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
MonotoideiWaterhouse 2001
superfamilyBuchioideaCox 1953
familyBuchiidaeCox 1953
genusHokonuia
specieslimaeformis

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.

Hokonuia limaeformis Trechmann 1917
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Invalid names: Nuggetia morganiana Wilckens 1927 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 04:41:14
Modified: 2007-11-27 03:50:12
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Oretian to the top of the Sevatian or 227.50000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3New Zealand Hokonuia limaeformis (type locality: 201932)
Oretian227.5 - 221.0New Zealand Hokonuia limaeformis (134466)
Norian227.3 - 205.7New Zealand (West Coast) Hokonuia limaeformis (203932)
Norian227.3 - 205.7New Zealand (Nelson) Hokonuia limaeformis (203926)
Otamitan221.0 - 217.0New Zealand Hokonuia limaeformis (134447 135181 137217 137218)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7New Caledonia Hokonuia limaeformis (178179)