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Glendella dickinsi

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Eurydesmatidae

Taxonomy
Glendella dickinsi was named by Runnegar (1970). Its type specimen is CPC 8120 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is BMR B1633a, Collinsville, which is in a Roadian marine siliciclastic in the Collinsville Coal Measures Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Glendella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Glendella dickinsi Runnegar p. 100 figs. Pl 18, figs 1-17

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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
superfamilyEurydesmatoideaReed 1932
familyEurydesmatidae(Reed 1932)
genusGlendella
speciesdickinsi

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.

Glendella dickinsi Runnegar 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height525.311.046.224.616.0

Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 02:56:05
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:22:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 283.30000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Australia (Queensland) Glendella dickinsi (103105 116740)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Australia (Queensland) Glendella dickinsi (105126 105129 type locality: 144855 144856 144857 144858 144859)