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Elversella

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae

Taxonomy
Elversella was named by McRoberts and Newell (2001). It is not extant. Its type is Elversella rugosa.

It was assigned to Myalinidae by McRoberts and Newell (2001).

Species
E. rugosa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Elversella McRoberts and Newell p. 2

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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)
familyMyalinidaeFrech 1891
genusElversella

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. †Elversella McRoberts and Newell 2001
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Elversella rugosa McRoberts and Newell 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height425.318.842.422.710.8

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 Gzhelian to the top of the Wordian or 303.70000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) E. rugosa (43476)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Texas) E. rugosa (43468 43469 43474 43475 43481)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) E. rugosa (43491 43492 43495 43496 43497)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Myalina squamosa (108821)