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Weyla (Pseudovola)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae

Taxonomy
Weyla (Pseudovola) was named by Lissajous (1923) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bath]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Pseudovola by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Weyla by Lissajous (1923) and Cox et al. (1969); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Weyla (Pseudovola) Lissajous
1969Weyla (Pseudovola) Cox et al. p. N371
2002Pseudovola Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
NeitheoidaeSobetski 1960
familyNeitheidaeSobetzky 1960
genusWeylaBöhm 1920
subgenusPseudovolaLissajous 1923

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.

Subg. †Weyla (Pseudovola) Lissajous 1923
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-11-15 07:14:57
Modified: 2007-11-15 09:14:57
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available