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Chuluaria

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Claraiidae

Taxonomy
Chuluaria was named by Waterhouse (2000). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pterinopectinidae by Waterhouse (2000); and to Chuluariinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species
C. occidentalis
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. bragaensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Chuluaria Waterhouse p. 175
2010Chuluaria Bouchet et al.

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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
—AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyPterinopectinoideaNewell 1938
familyClaraiidaeGavrilova 1996
subfamilyChuluariinaeWaterhouse 2008
genusChuluaria

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. †Chuluaria Waterhouse 2000
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†Chuluaria occidentalis Whiteaves 1889
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height622.18.4538.426.111.8

Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 02:56:05
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:22:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Smithian to the top of the Spathian or 249.90000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7Canada (British Columbia) Pseudomonotis occidentalis (43826 43831)
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7Nepal C. bragaensis (61834) C. sp. (61833)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Canada (Nunavut) Pseudomonotis occidentalis (43855)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Russian Federation Claraia occidentalis (107030 107191)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Barentsøya, Edgeøya, and Hopen (Svalbard) ) Pseudomonotis occidentalis (212899)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Svalbard and Jan Mayen Pseudomonotis occidentalis (212269 212270)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Svalbard and Jan Mayen Pseudomonotis occidentalis (212786 212787 212935 212967)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Svalbard and Jan Mayen Pseudomonotis occidentalis (212075 212087 212103 212104)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Canada (British Columbia) Halobia occidentalis (98557)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Russian Federation Claraia occidentalis (214725)