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Yongshengia

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Taxonomy
Yongshengia was named by Chen and Stiller (2008). Its type is Palaeoneilo cuneata.

It was assigned to Malletiidae by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Yongshengia Chen and Stiller
2014Yongshengia Ros-Franch et al.

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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)
genusYongshengiaChen 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.

G. †Yongshengia Chen and Stiller 2008
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Yongshengia cuneata Chen 1976
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: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Norian or 227.30000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7China (Yunnan) Y. cuneata (132847)