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Novaculapermia boydi

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae

Taxonomy
Novaculapermia boydi was named by McRoberts and Newell (1997). Its type specimen is USNM 487771, a valve (Left valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USNM702, Split Tank, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Cathedral Mountain Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Novaculapermia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Novaculapermia boydi McRoberts and Newell p. 488 figs. Pl 1; text-fig 1
2005Novaculapermia boydi McRoberts and Newell p. 13 fig. 9c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyMyalinidaeFrech 1891
genusNovaculapermia
speciesboydi

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.

Novaculapermia boydi McRoberts and Newell 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height387.746.0122.3120.143.4

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 Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 279.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Novaculapermia boydi (type locality: 43491 43510 43517 81638)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Novaculapermia boydi (43551)