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Claraia hunanica

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Claraiidae

Taxonomy
Pseudomonotis hunanica was named by Hsu (1938).

It was recombined as Pseudoclaraia hunanica by Yang et al. (1986); it was recombined as Claraia hunanica by Wang (1993), Fang et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Pseudomonotis hunanica Hsu
1986Pseudoclaraia hunanica Yang et al. figs. Pl 1, fig 24
1993Claraia hunanica Wang p. 464 figs. Pl 4, figs 1-3
2009Claraia hunanica Fang et al. p. 32

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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
AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyPterinopectinoideaNewell 1938
familyClaraiidaeGavrilova 1996
subfamilyClaraiinaeGavrilova 1996
tribeClaraiiniGavrilova 1996
genusClaraiaBittner 1901
specieshunanica(Hsu 1938)

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.

Claraia hunanica Hsu 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height110.5

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: Griesbachian or 251.90200 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guizhou) Claraia hunanica (108561 151118 151119 151120)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Chongqing) Claraia hunanica (149150)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Fujian) Claraia hunanica (44354)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guangxi) Claraia hunanica (97072 149202) Pseudoclaraia hunanica (121130)