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Byssonychia radiata

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Ambonychia radiata was named by Ulrich (1894).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. bowmani, B. carinata, B. elroyi, B. tenuis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Ambonychia radiata Hall p. 292 figs. pl. 80, figs. 4a-b
1894Byssonychia radiata Ulrich p. 477 figs. 35, VI
1924Byssonychia radiata Foerste
1962Byssonychia radiata Pojeta p. 201
1966Ambonychia radiata Pojeta p. 147 figs. pl. 10
1971Ambonychia radiata Pojeta figs. pl. 10 f. 10, 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyAmbonychiidaeMiller 1877
genusByssonychiaHall 1847
speciesradiata(Hall 1847)

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.

†Byssonychia radiata Hall 1847
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Invalid names: Ambonychia radiata Hall 1847 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-11 13:28:49
Modified: 2009-07-20 14:59:44
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Richmondian or 453.80000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Virginia) Ambonychia radiata (204960)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) Byssonychia radiata (5373)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (New York) Ambonychia radiata (1196)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Maryland) Ambonychia radiata (411)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Ambonychia radiata (87822)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Ambonychia radiata (34547 34563)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Québec) Byssonychia radiata (164218)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Pennsylvania and Virginia) Ambonychia radiata (77103)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Byssonychia radiata (173007)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Byssonychia radiata (173021 173152 173198 173248 173249)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (New York) Ambonychia radiata (77104)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Byssonychia radiata (155174 155412 173128)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Byssonychia radiata (5374)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Québec) Byssonychia radiata (173121)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Byssonychia radiata (5326)
Ashgill - Richmondian449.5 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Byssonychia radiata (26303)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Ontario) Byssonychia radiata (26305)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Kentucky) Byssonychia radiata (24034 37832)
Rawtheyan - Porkuni448.8 - 443.1Norway (Oslo Asker) Ambonychia radiata (164708)
Rawtheyan - Porkuni448.8 - 443.1Norway (Asker) Ambonychia radiata (164711)
Rawtheyan - Porkuni448.8 - 443.1Norway (Ringerike) Ambonychia radiata (164706)
Rawtheyan - Porkuni448.8 - 443.1Norway Ambonychia radiata (164701 164710)