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Vacunella praecurvata

Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae

Taxonomy
Vacunella praecurvata was named by Astafieva-Urbajtis (1990). Its type specimen is VNIGRI Museum 29/795, a valve (Right valve), and it is a cast. Its type locality is Pareni River Basin, Upper Magiveyen Svita, Omolon Massif, which is in an Asselian marine horizon in the Magiveyen Formation of the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Vacunella praecurvata Astafieva-Urbajtis p. 4 figs. Pl 5, fig 3
2019Vacunella praecurvata Biakov p. 247 figs. Pl 4, fig 24

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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
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familySanguinolitidaeMiller 1877
subfamilyVacunellinae(Astafieva-Urbajtis 1973)
genusVacunella
speciespraecurvata

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.

†Vacunella praecurvata Astafieva-Urbajtis 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height154.4

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-12 12:36:21
Modified: 2009-10-12 14:36:21
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Clapham 2015

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Sakmarian or 298.90000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian - Asselian303.7 - 295.5Russian Federation Vacunella praecurvata (202199)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Russian Federation Vacunella praecurvata (type locality: 101724)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation Vacunella praecurvata (102160)