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Weyla titan

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae

Taxonomy
Weyla titan was named by Moricke (1894). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Weyla titan Moricke
2008Weyla titan Scholz et al.

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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
speciestitanMoricke 1894

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.

Weyla titan Moricke 1894
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Pliensbachian to the top of the Late/Upper Toarcian or 190.80000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections (71 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Mexico (Sonora) Weyla titan (115211)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Chile Weyla titan (32424 32427 32428 32436 32440 33964 34055 34056 34057 34058)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Chile Weyla titan (7428 7429)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile Weyla titan (33575 33579 33580 33586 33590 33591 33599 33600 33602 33605 33606 33607 33608 33609 33610 33611 34059 34060 34061 34062 34063 34064 34065 34066 34070 34071 34072 34073 34074 34075 34076 34077 34078 34079 34080 34082 34084 34085 34086 34087 34088 34089 34090 34091 95406)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Mexico (Sonora) Weyla titan (115215)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile Weyla titan (33654 33655 33661 33881 33882 33886 33888 33889 33890 35434)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Mexico (Sonora) Weyla titan (115218)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Chile Weyla titan (35453)