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Skyphoconcha

Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

Taxonomy
Skyphoconcha was named by Liu and Gu (1988) [Sepkoski's age data: D l Sepkoski's reference number: ZR90]. It is not extant. Its type is Skyphoconcha beichuanensis.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pseudonuculana by Fang (1998); it was misspelled as Scyphoconcha by Sepkoski (2002), Fang et al. (2009).

It was assigned to Nuculidae by Liu and Gu (1988); to Nuculida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Nuculanidae by Fang et al. (2009).

Species
S. beichuanensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Skyphoconcha Liu and Gu
2002Scyphoconcha Sepkoski
2009Skyphoconcha Fang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderNuculida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyNuculoidea(Gray 1824)
familyNuculidaeGray 1824
genusSkyphoconchaLiu and Gu 1988

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. †Skyphoconcha Liu and Gu 1988
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Skyphoconcha beichuanensis Liu and Gu 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-11-15 10:09:53
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:53
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47China (Sichuan) S. beichuanensis (200825)