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Waijiaoella elegans

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Mysidiellidae

Taxonomy
Waijiaoella elegans was named by Stiller and Chen (2006). Its type specimen is NIGPAS 137016 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Leidapo/Bangtoupo, Qingyan, which is in an Anisian open shallow subtidal mudstone/mixed carbonate-siliciclastic in the Qingyan Formation of China. It is the type species of Waijiaoella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Waijiaoella elegans Stiller and Chen

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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)
familyMysidiellidaeCox 1964
genusWaijiaoella
specieselegans

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.

†Waijiaoella elegans Stiller and Chen 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eaton 1871

Age range: Anisian or 246.70000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Guizhou) Waijiaoella elegans (type locality: 60842 60843)