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Bayania

Gastropoda - Thiaridae

Taxonomy
Bayania was named by Munier-Chalmas (1877) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes T Mi-l-u Sepkoski's reference number: 614,1066]. Its type is Melania lactea.

It was assigned to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); to Pseudomelaniidae by Woodring (1973), Pacaud and Le Renard (1995) and Harzhauser (2004); and to Thiaridae by Harzhauser (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Bayania Munier-Chalmas
1973Bayania Woodring p. 468 fig. `
1995Bayania Pacaud and Le Renard p. 157
2002Bayania Sepkoski
2004Bayania Harzhauser p. 126
2007Bayania Harzhauser p. 95

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyThiaridaeTroschel 1857
genusBayaniaMunier-Chalmas 1877

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. †Bayania Munier-Chalmas 1877
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†Bayania boussaci Szöts 1953
†Bayania epelys Woodring 1973
†Bayania lactea Bruguière 1792
†Bayania omanispinosa Harzhauser 2007
†Bayania semidecussata Lamarck 1804
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Invalid names: Melania corrugata Lamarck 1804 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:14:32
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:14:32
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Chattian or 66.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (65 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6France B. sp. (20816)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Nigeria B. cheneyi, B. sp. (7791)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Denmark B. obtusata (35263 35264 35265 35266 35267)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) B. triticea (38868)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Melania corrugata (184143) Melania lactea (184107 184112)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) B. hordacea, B. lactea (8124)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Panama (Colon) B. epelys (49497)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) B. hordacea (42648)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) B. pezanti, B. varians, B. hordacea, B. lactea (3494)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Croatia B. stygis (124373)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France B. delibata, B. sulpiciensis, B. varians, B. hordacea, B. pezanti, B. lactea (78567) B. hordacea (3719)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) B. secale (2436 2437 2444 2446 2449)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) B. claibornensis (205438) B. claibornensis, B. secale (90600) B. claibornensis, B. secale, B. sp. (205489) B. secale (2417 2453 2454)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy B. stygis (78565)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria (Burgas) B. stygii (102230)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria B. stygii (103739 103740 103774 103950)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) B. hordacea (42649)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Essonne) B. semidecussata (9072 9073 9075 9076 9077 9078 9079 9098 9114 9132 9133 9135 9169 9171 9172 9173 9174 9175 9179 9180 9181 9193 9266 9267 9268 9269)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Iran B. semidecussata (76199)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03France (Essonne) B. semidecussata (9270)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Oman B. omanispinosa (75608)