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Byssonychia praecursa

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Byssonychia praecursa was named by Ulrich (1893).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Byssonychia praecursa Ulrich

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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
speciespraecursaUlrich 1893

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 praecursa Ulrich 1893
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Edenian to the top of the Richmondian or 451.00000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Virginia) Byssonychia praecursa (5397)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (New York) Byssonychia praecursa (173236)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Byssonychia praecursa (5396 5398)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Byssonychia praecursa (233154)