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Wallowaconcha raylenea

Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Wallowaconchidae

Taxonomy
Wallowaconcha raylenea was named by Yancey and Stanley (1999). It is the type species of Wallowaconcha.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Wallowaconcha raylenea Yancey and Stanley pp. 10-16
2013Wallowaconcha raylenea Stanley et al. p. 143 figs. 4, 5

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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
orderMegalodontidaStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyMegalodontoidea(Morris 1853)
familyWallowaconchidae
genusWallowaconcha
speciesraylenea

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.

Wallowaconcha raylenea Yancey and Stanley 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: gregariousf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 06:02:01
Modified: 2007-09-07 08:02:01
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Sevatian to the top of the Rhaetian or 211.18000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Oregon) Wallowaconcha raylenea (121310)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Canada (Yukon) Wallowaconcha raylenea (38033 40763)
Norian227.3 - 205.7India (Himachal Pradesh) Wallowaconcha raylenea (120833)
Norian227.3 - 205.7United Arab Emirates Wallowaconcha raylenea (120831)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Canada (Yukon) Wallowaconcha raylenea (40762)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Canada (British Columbia) Wallowaconcha raylenea (114035 114057)