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Othonella araguaiana

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae

Taxonomy
Othonella araguaiana was named by Mendes (1963). Its type specimen is DGP 7-982, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Alto Garça powerhouse, Rio Bonito, which is in a Wordian/Wuchiapingian lacustrine siliciclastic in the Corumbataí Formation of Brazil. It is the type species of Othonella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Othonella araguaiana Mendes p. 61 fig. 3,4
2010Othonella araguaiana Simões et al. p. 49 fig. 3

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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
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyEdmondioidea()
familyMegadesmidaeVokes 1967
subfamilyPlesiocyprinellinae
genusOthonella
speciesaraguaiana

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.

Othonella araguaiana Mendes 1963
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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 12:37:17
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:37:17
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 266.90000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Wuchiapingian266.9 - 254.14Brazil (Mato Grosso) Othonella araguaiana (type locality: 209027 209028)
Wordian - Wuchiapingian266.9 - 254.14Brazil (São Paulo) Othonella araguaiana (10177 10179)