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Bakevellia (Maizuria) gebaliana

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Taxonomy
Bakevellia (Maizuria) gebaliana was named by Skwarko (1967). Its type specimen is CPC 5061, a valve (left valve), and it is a mold. Its type locality is H176, 3 miles west of Gebal, which is in a Carnian marine siliciclastic in the Jimi Formation of Papua New Guinea.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Bakevellia (Maizuria) gebaliana Skwarko p. 53 figs. Pl 5, fig 12

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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
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyBakevelliidae
genusBakevelliaKing 1848
subgenusMaizuria
speciesgebaliana

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height143.0

Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yessuperf
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-10 06:16:21
Modified: 2007-11-10 08:16:21
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Papua New Guinea Bakevellia gebaliana (type locality: 137268)