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Australomya sulcata

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae

Taxonomy
Myonia sulcata was named by Runnegar (1967) [Myonia? sulcata]. Its type specimen is CPC7509, a shell, and it is a mold. Its type locality is BMR MC479, Hazelwood Creek, which is in an Artinskian coastal sandstone in the Lizzie Creek Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Australomya sulcata by Runnegar (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Myonia sulcata Runnegar p. 59 figs. Pl. 7 f. 1-6, 11-14, not 10.
1969Australomya sulcata Runnegar p. 285

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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
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyEdmondioidea()
familyMegadesmidaeVokes 1967
subfamilyMegadesminaeVokes 1967
genusAustralomya
speciessulcata()

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.

Australomya sulcata Runnegar 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height353.351.057.052.03.21

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:37:17
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:37:17
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Artinskian or 293.52000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Queensland) Myonia sulcata (135940)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Australia (Queensland) Myonia sulcata (85038 type locality: 85046 131808)