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Allobuchia apiculata

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Buchiidae

Taxonomy
Allobuchia apiculata was named by Yu (1983). Its type specimen is Shenyang Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, BH1557a and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chaoyangtun, Hulin, which is in a Cretaceous marine horizon in the Yunshan Formation of China. It is the type species of Allobuchia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Allobuchia apiculata Yu

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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
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
MonotoideiWaterhouse 2001
superfamilyBuchioideaCox 1953
familyBuchiidaeCox 1953
genusAllobuchiaYu 1983
speciesapiculataYu 1983

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: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 04:41:14
Modified: 2007-11-27 03:50:12
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Cretaceous or 143.10000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5China (Heilongjiang) Allobuchia apiculata (type locality: 200931)