Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Guerichia

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Posidoniidae

Taxonomy
Guerichia was named by Rzehak (1910). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Bivalvia by Becker et al. (1984); and to Posidoniidae by Amler (2004).

Species lacking formal opinion data
G. venusta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Guerichia Rzehak
1984Guericha Becker et al.
2004Guerichia Amler p. 163

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPosidonioideaFrech 1909
familyPosidoniidaeFrech 1909
genusGuerichiaRzehak 1910

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.

G. †Guerichia Rzehak 1910
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-27 01:49:07
Modified: 2007-11-27 03:49:07
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Famennian to the top of the Tournaisian or 368.50000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Germany (Sauerland) G. venusta (235206 235207 235208)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) G. mariannae, G. venustiformis (38643)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Poland (Swietokrzyskie) G. sp. (134738)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Poland G. sp. (223605)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Germany (Sauerland) G. venusta (229417)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Germany (Ostsauerländer) G. venusta (217181)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Poland G. sp. (134803)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Morocco G. sp. (66287) G. venustiformis (66285)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) G. mariannae, G. venustiformis (38644)