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Notomya gigantissima

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Edmondiidae

Taxonomy
Notomya gigantissima was named by Waterhouse (1969). It is not extant. Its type locality is GS3616, Productus Creek, Letham Burn (D44/f9478), which is in a Wordian marine horizon in the Mangarewa Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Notomya gigantissima Waterhouse p. 80 figs. pl. 20, fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyEdmondioidea()
familyEdmondiidae
genusNotomya
speciesgigantissima

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.

Notomya gigantissima Waterhouse 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height367.855.090.063.018.3

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-12 12:34:09
Modified: 2009-10-12 14:34:09
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Clapham 2015

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28New Zealand (Southland) Notomya gigantissima (type locality: 41767)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51New Zealand (Southland) Notomya gigantissima (41777)