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Dystactella silurica

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae

Taxonomy
Janeia silurica was named by Liljedahl (1984).

It was recombined as Dystactella silurica by Bailey (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Janeia silurica Liljedahl
2021Dystactella silurica Bailey p. 34

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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
subfamilyClinopisthinae(Pojeta 1988)
genusDystactellaHall and Whitfield 1872
speciessilurica(Liljedahl 1984)

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.

Dystactella silurica Liljedahl 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Homerian or 430.60000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Sweden (Gotland) Janeia silurica (13851)