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Bakevellia (Bakevellia) waltoni

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Taxonomy
Gervillia waltoni was named by Lycett (1863).

It was recombined as Bakevellia (Bakevellia) waltoni by Aberhan (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Gervillia waltoni Lycett p. 110 figs. Pl 32, fig 4
1998Bakevellia (Bakevellia) waltoni Aberhan p. 71 figs. Pl 2, fig 16; pl 3, figs 5-7

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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(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyBakevelliidae
genusBakevelliaKing 1848
subgenusBakevelliaKing 1848
specieswaltoni(Lycett 1863)

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 height16.86

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, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Sinemurian to the top of the Oxfordian or 196.50000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Canada (Yukon) Bakevellia waltoni (53114 53115 53131 53163 53164 53165 53166)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Chile Bakevellia waltoni (32411 33951)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Canada (British Columbia) Bakevellia waltoni (53162)
Ibex189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Bakevellia waltoni (53168 53283)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile Bakevellia waltoni (33886 33889)
Freboldi186.7 - 185.7Canada (British Columbia) Bakevellia waltoni (53167)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain Bakevellia waltoni (25664 25667 25668 25777)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain (Teruel) Bakevellia waltoni (211197)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian183.0 - 175.6Spain Bakevellia waltoni (51613)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Spain Bakevellia waltoni (25880 25881)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3India Bakevellia waltoni (68274 68275 68276 68277 68280)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1India Bakevellia waltoni (67397 67663 67664 67668 68278 68279)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (England) Bakevellia waltoni (36548 36549 36555 36557 38401)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom Bakevellia waltoni (37507 37508)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5India Bakevellia waltoni (61467 63231 67624 68091 68093)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Jordan Bakevellia waltoni (35700)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3India Bakevellia waltoni (68644)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2India Bakevellia waltoni (62352 68273)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2India Bakevellia waltoni (68385)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany Bakevellia waltoni (60387)