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Antipleura (Daiguia) mengziensis

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Antipleuridae

Taxonomy
Antipleura (Daiguia) mengziensis was named by Guo (1985). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Geological Museum of China, Beijing, IVy0089. Its type locality is Daigu, Mengzi, which is in an Emsian marine horizon in the Pochiao Formation of China. It is the type species of Antipleura (Daiguia).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Antipleura (Daiguia) mengziensis Guo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderCyrtodontidaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
suborderPraecardiidina()
Antipleuroidei()
superfamilyAntipleuroidea
familyAntipleuridaeNeumayr 1891
genusAntipleura
subgenusDaiguiaGuo 1985
speciesmengziensisGuo 1985

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: 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: 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 (Yunnan) Antipleura mengziensis (type locality: 200823)