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Whiteavsia expansa

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Modiolopsidae

Taxonomy
Whiteavsia expansa was named by Raymond (1906).

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by B. Kröger on 2015-07-16

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Whiteavsia expansa Raymond

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyModiolopsoideaFischer 1886
familyModiolopsidae
genusWhiteavsiaUlrich 1893
speciesexpansaRaymond 1906

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.

†Whiteavsia expansa Raymond 1906
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:32:58
Modified: 2010-02-16 03:14:17
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Chazyan or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Whiteavsia expansa (171704 172321)