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Xiaoshuiculana

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Xiaoshuiculana Chen p. 622
2009Xiaoshuiculana Fang et al. p. 1217
2014Xiaoshuiculana Ros-Franch et al.
2017Xiaoshuiculana Ayoub-Hannaa et al. p. 435

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyNuculanidaeAdams and Adams 1858
subfamilyVeteranellinae
genusXiaoshuiculana

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. †Xiaoshuiculana Chen 1983
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Xiaoshuiculana elegansa Li and Li 1977
Xiaoshuiculana tozeri McRoberts 1997
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height45.444.507.405.151.32

Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10f
Thickness: thinf
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-07-27 04:12:34
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Rhaetian or 228.00000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5China (Guangdong) X. elegansa (150396)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Mexico (Sonora) Xiaoschuiculana tozeri (39203)