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Whitfieldiella

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Hippuritidae

Taxonomy
Whitfieldiella was named by Mitchell (2010). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hippuritidae by Skelton (2013).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Whitfieldiella Mitchell
2013Whitfieldiella Skelton

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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
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyHippuritidaeGray 1848
genusWhitfieldiellaMitchell 2010

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.

G. †Whitfieldiella Mitchell 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Grouping: gregariousf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 07:00:32
Modified: 2007-09-26 09:51:27
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Campanian or 438.50000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5Canada (Québec) W. sp. (25162)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Jamaica W. luceae (221279)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Costa Rica (Guanacaste) W. gigas (221365)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Jamaica W. gigas (73173 73175)
Middle Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Jamaica W. gigas, W. sp. (221385)