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Ningliconcha ningliensis

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Taxonomy
Ningliconcha ningliensis was named by Chen and Stiller (2008). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jiuhuanggong, Songgui Fm. Unit C , which is in a Norian shallow subtidal marl/mudstone in the Songgui Formation of China. It is the type species of Ningliconcha.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Ningliconcha ningliensis Chen and Stiller

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyMalletiidae(Adams and Adams 1858)
genusNingliconchaChen and Stiller 2008
speciesningliensisChen and Stiller 2008

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.

†Ningliconcha ningliensis Chen and Stiller 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: deposit feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:26:01
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:26:01
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Norian or 227.30000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7China (Yunnan) Ningliconcha ningliensis (type locality: 132845 132846)