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Dimya westonensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Dimyidae

Taxonomy
Dimya westonensis was named by Maxwell (1978). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cormacks, which is in a Runangan coastal diatomite in the Oamaru Diatomite Formation of New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Dimya westonensis Maxwell p. 15 figs. Fig. 1, 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderProspondyloidinaWaller 2005
superfamilyDimyoideaFischer 1886
familyDimyidaeFischer 1886
genusDimyaRouault 1850
specieswestonensis

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.

Dimya westonensis Maxwell 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 08:33:55
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:33:55
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Runangan or 36.70000 to 34.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Runangan36.7 - 34.6New Zealand (South Island) Dimya westonensis (type locality: 88071)