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Colveraia

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae

Discussion

possibly includes Klinghardtites Lupu, 1971, Balabania Karacabey-Öztemür, 1980, Hatayia Karacabey-Öztemür and Selçuk, 1981, and Branislavia Sladić-Trifunović, 1981, fide Özer, in prep.

Taxonomy
Colveraia was named by Klinghardt (1921) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hippuritoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Radiolitidae by Steuber (2002) and Skelton (2013).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Colveraia Klinghardt
1981Hatayia Karacabey-Öztemür and Selcuk
1992Hatayia Ozer
2002Balabania Sepkoski
2002Branislavia Sepkoski
2002Colveraia Sepkoski
2002Klinghardtites Sepkoski
2002Colveraia Steuber
2013Colveraia Skelton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyRadiolitidaeGray 1848
genusColveraiaKlinghardt 1921

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. †Colveraia Klinghardt 1921
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Invalid names: Balabania [synonym], Branislavia [synonym], Hatayia Karacabey-Öztemür and Selcuk 1981 [synonym], Klinghardtites [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-27 10:22:47
Modified: 2007-11-27 12:22:47
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Jamaica (Portland ) Branislavia stellaplicatus (116619)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Serbia and Montenegro Branislavia bacevicensis (160662)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Turkey (Hatay) Hatayia spinosa (112293)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Iran C. variabilis (225730)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Turkey Balabania acuticostata, Balabania densicostata, Balabania elongata, Balabania melitenensis, C. darendeensis, C. sp., C. orientalis, C. variabilis (1397) Hatayia sp. (74536)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Oman C. sp. (1381)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Iran (Isfahan) C. sp., C. variabilis (162606 162607)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Bulgaria C. variabilis (1332)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Serbia and Montenegro Branislavia bacevicensis (74558)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Turkey Branislavia sp. (161246 161290 161301)