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Acharax incertis

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae

Taxonomy
Janeia incertis was named by Dickins (1999). Its type specimen is MGL 74080 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Haushi Uplift OL13, Section 5, which is in a Wordian offshore limestone in the Khuff Formation of Oman.

It was recombined as Acharax incertis by Bailey (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Janeia incertis Dickins p. 30 figs. Pl 1, figs 13-18
2021Acharax incertis Bailey p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familySolemyidaeAdams and Adams 1857
subfamilySolemyinaeGray 1840
genusAcharaxDall 1908
speciesincertis()

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.

Acharax incertis Dickins 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height321.117.024.023.03.79

Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: thinf
Reinforcement: nof
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-11-15 10:20:27
Modified: 2009-09-21 15:59:49
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Oman Janeia incertis (105707 type locality: 105709)