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Liaoningia opima

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sibireconchidae

Taxonomy
Liaoningia opima was named by Yu and Dong (1993). Its type specimen is Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, B0043 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yangcaogou, Beipiao, which is in a Triassic marine horizon in the Yangcaogou Formation of China. It is the type species of Liaoningia, Liaoningia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Liaoningia opima Yu and Dong

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
DreissenoiteiMoore 1952
superfamilySphaerioideaDeshayes 1854
familySibireconchidaeKolesnikov 1977
genusLiaoningiaYu and Dong 1993
speciesopimaYu and Dong 1993

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.

Liaoningia opima Yu and Dong 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:26:58
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:26:58
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: 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 (Liaoning) Liaoningia opima (type locality: 201014)