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Durania gaensis

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae

Taxonomy
Radiolites gaensis was named by Dacque (1903).

It was recombined as Durania gaensis by Hamama (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Radiolites gaensis Dacque
2010Durania gaensis Hamama

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyRadiolitidaeGray 1848
genusDuraniaDouvillé 1908
speciesgaensis(Dacque 1903)

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.

Durania gaensis Dacque 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-27 10:22:47
Modified: 2007-11-27 12:22:47
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 93.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt Durania gaensis (140953 140954)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Egypt Durania gaensis (114819)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Egypt Durania gaensis (114904)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.5 - 85.8Italy (Veneto) Durania gaensis (84808)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Saudi Arabia Durania gaensis (34710)