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Gansuella xinminpuensis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Neomiodontidae

Taxonomy
Gansuella xinminpuensis was named by Ma (1986). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NIGPAS 75882. Its type locality is Xinminpu, Yumen (Zhonggou Fm), which is in a Cretaceous marine horizon in the Zhonggou Formation of China. It is the type species of Gansuella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Gansuella xinminpuensis Ma

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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
superfamilyDreissenoidea(Gray 1840)
familyNeomiodontidaeCasey 1955
genusGansuellaMa 1986
speciesxinminpuensisMa 1986

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: 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: 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 (Gansu) Gansuella xinminpuensis (type locality: 201146)