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Huasteca ojanchalensis

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae

Taxonomy
Durania ojanchalensis was named by Myers (1968) [= ?1930 Durania huasteca Adkins p. 96, pl. 6, figs. 1–4.]. It is the type species of Huasteca.

It was recombined as Huasteca ojanchalensis by Pons et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Durania ojanchalensis Myers p. 48 figs. pl. 8 figs. 1, 2
2013Huasteca ojanchalensis Pons et al. pp. 733 - 734 figs. 7.1–7.5, 8.1–8.5, 9.1–9.4

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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
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyRadiolitidaeGray 1848
genusHuasteca
speciesojanchalensis(Myers 1968)

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.

Huasteca ojanchalensis Myers 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-27 10:22:47
Modified: 2007-11-27 12:22:47
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Mexico Durania ojanchalensis (64217)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Chiapas) Huasteca ojanchalensis (221359 221360)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (San Luis Potosi) Durania ojanchalensis (91497)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0North Atlantic Durania ojanchalensis (1374)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (San Luis Potosi) Durania ojanchalensis (162718 221315)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Chiapas) Durania ojanchalensis (1373)