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Mengyinaia mengyinensis

Bivalvia - Unionida - Margaritiferidae

Taxonomy
Mycetopus mengyinensis was named by Grabau (1923). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ningjiagou, Mengyin, which is in a Berriasian/Valanginian marine horizon in the Mengyin Formation of China. It is the type species of Mengyinaia.

It was recombined as Solenaia mengyinensis by Gu et al. (1976); it was recombined as Mengyinaia mengyinensis by Chen (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Mycetopus mengyinensis Grabau
1976Solenaia mengyinensis Gu et al.
1984Mengyinaia mengyinensis Chen

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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)
familyMargaritiferidaeHaas 1940
genusMengyinaiaChen 1984
speciesmengyinensis(Grabau 1923)

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.

Mengyinaia mengyinensis Grabau 1923
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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: base of the Berriasian to the top of the Valanginian or 145.00000 to 132.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian - Valanginian145.0 - 132.9China (Shandong) Mycetopus mengyinensis (200957)