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Imposidonia elegantula

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Posidoniidae

Taxonomy
Posidonia elegantula was named by Waterhouse (2000). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Manang district, Khangsar Formation, Jargeng Member, which is in a Triassic marine carbonate in the Khangsar Formation of Nepal. It is the type species of Imposidonia.

It was recombined as Imposidonia elegantula by Waterhouse (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Posidonia elegantula Waterhouse
2008Imposidonia elegantula Waterhouse

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPosidonioideaFrech 1909
familyPosidoniidaeFrech 1909
genusImposidoniaWaterhouse 2008
specieselegantula(Waterhouse 2000)

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.

Imposidonia elegantula Waterhouse 2000
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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: Early/Lower Triassic or 251.90200 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7Nepal Posidonia elegantula (type locality: 61829)