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Magallanesia canaliculata

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Polyconitidae

Taxonomy
Magallanesia canaliculata was named by Sano et al. (2014). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Butuanon River, which is in an Albian reef, buildup or bioherm volcaniclastic in the Philippines. It is the type species of Magallanesia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Magallanesia canaliculata Sano et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyPolyconitidaeMacGillavry 1937
genusMagallanesia
speciescanaliculata

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.

Magallanesia canaliculata Sano et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-26 07:20:02
Modified: 2007-09-26 09:20:02
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003, Steuber 2002

Age range: Late/Upper Albian or 106.30000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Philippines (Cebu) Magallanesia canaliculata (type locality: 161159)