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Shifangella margaritiferiformis

Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae

Taxonomy
Shifangella margaritiferiformis was named by Liu and Luo (1981). Its type specimen is Chengdu Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, bi503 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jinhe, Hongbai, Shifang, which is in a Triassic marine horizon in the Wuzhongshan Formation of China. It is the type species of Shifangella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Shifangella margaritiferiformis Liu and Luo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderUnionidinaGray 1854
superfamilyUnionoidea(Fleming 1828)
familyUnionidaeRafinesque 1820
genusShifangellaLiu and Luo 1981
speciesmargaritiferiformisLiu and Luo 1981

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.

Shifangella margaritiferiformis Liu and Luo 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Triassic or 237.00000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4China (Sichuan) Shifangella margaritiferiformis (type locality: 200946)