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Bayania semidecussata

Gastropoda - Thiaridae

Taxonomy
Melania semidecussata was named by Lamarck (1804) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; Europe-Iran.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Bayania semidecussata by Harzhauser (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Melania semidecussata Lamarck
1804Melania corrugata Lamarck p. 431 figs. Pl 19, fig 2
1825Melania semidecussata Deshayes p. 106 figs. Pl 12, figs 11,12
2004Bayania semidecussata Harzhauser p. 126

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(FĂ©russac 1819)
familyThiaridaeTroschel 1857
genusBayaniaMunier-Chalmas 1877
speciessemidecussata(Lamarck 1804)

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.

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 Lutetian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 47.80000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Melania corrugata (184143)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Essonne) Bayania 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 Bayania semidecussata (76199)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03France (Essonne) Bayania semidecussata (9270)