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Yunannia gankengensis

Bivalvia - Yunannidae

Taxonomy
Yunannia gankengensis was named by Zhang et al. (2021). Its type specimen is Ng4032 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is near Gankeng Village, which is in a Darriwilian/Sandbian marine horizon in the Dongchong Formation of China. It is the type species of Yunannia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Yunannia gankengensis Zhang et al. pp. 359 - 360 figs. 3 - 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
superfamilyYunannioidea
familyYunannidae
genusYunannia
speciesgankengensis

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.

Yunannia gankengensis Zhang et al. 2021
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Darriwilian to the top of the Sandbian or 469.40000 to 452.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian - Sandbian469.4 - 452.8China (Guangdong) Yunannia gankengensis (type locality: 275440)