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Meleagrinella formosa

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Oxytomidae

Taxonomy
Meleagrinella formosa was named by Vozin (1964). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Meleagrinella formosa Vozin

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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)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
MonotoideiWaterhouse 2001
superfamilyOxytomoideaIchikawa 1958
familyOxytomidaeIchikawa 1958
genusMeleagrinellaWhitfield 1855
speciesformosaVozin 1964

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.

Meleagrinella formosa Vozin 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 07:58:49
Modified: 2007-11-27 03:51:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Rhaetian or 228.00000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Barentsøya) Meleagrinella formosa (212897)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Russian Federation Meleagrinella formosa (69427)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Russian Federation Meleagrinella formosa (39302 39310)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Russian Federation Meleagrinella formosa (128038)