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Grammatodon (Lamellelodon) gucuoensis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae

Taxonomy
Grammatodon (Lamellelodon) gucuoensis was named by Yao (1994). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, XG886-168. Its type locality is Gucuo Village, which is in a Cretaceous marine horizon in the Gucuo II Formation of China. It is the type species of Grammatodon (Lamellelodon).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Grammatodon (Lamellelodon) gucuoensis Yao

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyParallelodontidaeDall 1898
subfamilyGrammatodontinaeBranson 1942
genusGrammatodonMeek and Hayden 1860
subgenusLamellelodonYao 1994
speciesgucuoensisYao 1994

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: aragoniteo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-10 16:21:52
Modified: 2009-10-10 18:21:52
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Cretaceous or 145.00000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5China (Tibet) Grammatodon gucuoensis (type locality: 200834)