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Etalia johnstoni

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Buchiidae

Taxonomy
Etalia johnstoni was named by Begg and Campbell (1985). Its type specimen is NZGS TM 5845 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GS 12450, Pig Valley Stream (N28/f0063), which is in an Anisian marine siltstone in the Te Arowhenua Formation of New Zealand. It is the type species of Etalia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Etalia johnstoni Begg and Campbell p. 727 figs. 2-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
MonotoideiWaterhouse 2001
superfamilyBuchioideaCox 1953
familyBuchiidaeCox 1953
subfamilyEobuchiinae
genusEtalia
speciesjohnstoni

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.

Etalia johnstoni Begg and Campbell 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height418.415.925.516.94.52

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: Anisian or 246.70000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464New Zealand Etalia johnstoni (44454 44479 44483 134434 134437 134482 134620 134888 134918 137495 type locality: 137809 137810 137811 137812 137813 137814 137815 137816 137817)