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Burmesia posteroradiata

Bivalvia - Thraciida - Burmesiidae

Taxonomy
Burmesia posteroradiata was named by Cox (1924). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wadi Ayun Musa, which is in an Olenekian/Anisian marine limestone in Jordan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. japonica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Burmesia posteroradiata Cox

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderThraciida
superfamilyThracioideaStoliczka 1870
familyBurmesiidaeHealey 1908
genusBurmesiaHealey 1908
speciesposteroradiata

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 06:40:44
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:40:44
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Olenekian to the top of the Anisian or 249.90000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian - Anisian249.9 - 241.464Jordan (Janoobiah) Burmesia posteroradiata (type locality: 201987)