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Weyla (Lywea)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae

Taxonomy
Weyla (Lywea) was named by Damborenea (1987).

It was assigned to Weyla by Damborenea (1987) and Aberhan (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Weyla (Lywea) Damborenea
1998Weyla (Lywea) Aberhan p. 127

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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)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
—NeitheoidaeSobetski 1960
familyNeitheidaeSobetzky 1960
genusWeylaBöhm 1920
subgenusLyweaDamborenea 1987

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.

Subg. †Weyla (Lywea) Damborenea 1987
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†Weyla (Lywea) unca Philippi 1899
†Weyla (Lywea) yukonensis Aberhan 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-11-15 07:14:57
Modified: 2007-11-15 09:14:57
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Early/Lower Jurassic or 201.30000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections (115 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Canada (Yukon) Weyla yukonensis (53877)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Chile (Huasco) Weyla unca (223284)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) Weyla unca (53355 53785 53789 53794 53867)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Chile Weyla sp. (58536)
Middle Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Chile Weyla sp. (95582)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Mexico (Sonora) Weyla unca (115210)
Late/Upper Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.3 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Weyla unca (53870)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Canada (Yukon) Weyla yukonensis (53274 53612 53744 53874 53876)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Canada (British Columbia) Weyla unca (53347 53349) Weyla yukonensis (53470 53875)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Argentina (Mendoza) Weyla unca (33738)
Sinemurian - Early/Lower Pliensbachian199.3 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Weyla unca (53868)
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian199.3 - 182.7Argentina (Mendoza) Weyla sp. (206097)
Sinemurian - Toarcian199.3 - 174.1USA (Alaska) Weyla unca (55490)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (Yukon) Weyla yukonensis (53873)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Mexico (Sonora) Weyla unca (115211)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Weyla unca (53866)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Mexico (Sonora) Weyla unca (115212)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Argentina (Mendoza) Lywea unca (201509)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Weyla unca (53198 53803 53871) Weyla yukonensis (53197 53366)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Chile Weyla unca (32416)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Chile Weyla unca (7429 7430)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Argentina (Mendoza) Weyla unca (33724 33733 33734 33735 33740 33741 33744 33745 33750 33752 33753 33763 33765 33767 33774 33775 33777)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Canada (British Columbia) Weyla unca (53544 53869)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Argentina (Neuquen) Weyla unca (33817 33819 33842 33859 33862 33866 33868 33902 33906 33908)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian190.8 - 174.1Chile (Copiapó) Weyla unca (223695)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian190.8 - 174.1Argentina (Neuquen) Weyla unca (33845 33850 33851 33853)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian190.8 - 174.1Argentina (Mendoza) Weyla unca (33746 33790)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Weyla unca (53175 53247 53352 53811 53872)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile Weyla unca (33605 33606 33607 33608 33609 33611 34064 34079 34081 34082 34083 34084 34085 34086 34087 34088 34089 95398 95421 95423)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Mexico (Sonora) Weyla unca (115216)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian - Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Argentina (Neuquen) Weyla unca (10701 10702)
Ibex189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Weyla unca (53110 53168 53283)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile Weyla unca (33655 33656 33883 35456)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Argentina (Mendoza) Weyla unca (33737)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Weyla unca (53178)
Freboldi186.7 - 185.7Canada (British Columbia) Weyla unca (53167)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Argentina (Neuquen) Weyla unca (33822 33827)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Argentina (Mendoza) Weyla unca (33800)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Chile (Atacama) Weyla unca (221805)