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Amphicoelia

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Amphicoelia was named by Hall (1865). It is not extant. Its type is Amphicoelia leidyi.

It was assigned to Ambonychiidae by Isberg (1934) and Pojeta (1966); and to Amphicoeliidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Amphicoelia Hall p. 35
1934Amphicoelia Isberg
1966Amphicoelia Pojeta pp. 165-166
2010Amphicoelia Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyAmbonychiidaeMiller 1877
genusAmphicoeliaHall 1865

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.

G. †Amphicoelia Hall 1865
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†Amphicoelia costata Hall and Whitfield 1875
†Amphicoelia leidyi Hall 1865
†Amphicoelia pojetana Kříž 2008
†Amphicoelia transplicata Isberg 1934
†Amphicoelia ulrichi Maynard 1913
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Cox et al. (1969).g
Created: 2009-06-05 13:30:33
Modified: 2009-06-05 15:30:33
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Katian to the top of the Gorstian or 453.00000 to 425.60000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian453.0 - 445.2Sweden (Dalarna) A. transplicata (124939)
Silurian - Wenlock443.8 - 427.4USA (Illinois) A. sp. (13355)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Guizhou) A. quadrata (27784)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (New York) A. orbiculoides (83106 83107)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (Iowa) A. sp. (25015)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5USA (New York) A. orbiculoides (82536)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Wisconsin) A. leidyi (13002)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (New York) A. orbiculoides (81805 81840 81873) A. ordiculoides (13053)
Wenlock - Silurian433.4 - 419.2USA (Wisconsin) A. leidyi (13069 13075 13104 13107)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic (Bohemia) A. pojetana (85118)