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Vacunella rostrata

Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae

Taxonomy
Vacunella rostrata was named by Nakazawa and Newell (1968) [As Chaenomya (Vacunella) rostrata]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kawanishi Primary School, Gujo, Oe-cho, Kyoto Prefecture, which is in a Changhsingian marine shale in the Gujo Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Vacunella rostrata Nakazawa and Newell p. 102 figs. Pl 10, fig 7

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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
speciesrostrata

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 rostrata Nakazawa and Newell 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height222.421.723.222.41.06

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: Clapham 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Japan Vacunella rostrata (type locality: 114491)