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Buchia elongata

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Buchiidae

Taxonomy
Aucella elongata was named by Hyatt (1894).

It was recombined as Buchia elongata by Crickmay (1933).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Aucella elongata Hyatt p. 431
1933Buchia elongata Crickmay pp. 54 - 55 figs. Plate 15, Figures 1- 3

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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)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
MonotoideiWaterhouse 2001
superfamilyBuchioideaCox 1953
familyBuchiidaeCox 1953
genusBuchiaRouillier 1845
specieselongata()

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.

Buchia elongata Hyatt 1894
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-26 08:13:13
Modified: 2007-09-26 10:13:13
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Steuber 2002
Collections
No collection or age range data are available