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Unionites muensteri

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Anthracosiidae

Taxonomy
Unionites muensteri was named by Wissmann (1841).

It was recombined as Anoplophora muensteri by Laube (1865); it was recombined as Anodontophora muensteri by Cox (1924), Awad (1945).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
U. edmondiiformis, U. guizhounsis, U. longus, U. lutriaeformis, U. sublettica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Unionites muensteri Wissmann p. 20 figs. Pl 16, fig 5
1865Anoplophora muensteri Laube p. 35 figs. Pl 16, fig 12
1924Anodontophora muensteri Cox
1945Anodontophora muensteri Awad
2019Unionites muensteri Foster et al. p. 636 fig. 12F,G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderAnthracosiidinaSilantiev and Carter 2011
superfamilyAnthracosioidea(Amalizky 1892)
familyAnthracosiidaeAmalizky 1892
genusUnionitesWissman 1841
speciesmuensteri

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.

†Unionites muensteri Wissmann 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Alaunian or 246.70000 to 211.18000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian - Anisian249.9 - 241.464Jordan (Janoobiah) Anodontophora muensteri (201986)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Egypt (Shamal Sina) Anodontophora muensteri (206058)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Germany (Hessen) Anoplophora muensteri (38545)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Russian Federation (Kalmykia) Anodontophora muensteri (46534)
Ladinian - Carnian241.464 - 227.3Japan (Saitama) Unionites muensteri (201826)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Anoplophora muensteri (144634)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Spain Unionites muensteri (201959)
Lacian - Alaunian227.3 - 211.18Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Unionites muensteri (97824)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Barentsøya) Anodontophora muensteri (212897)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Unionites muensteri (98281)