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Buchia erringtoni

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Buchiidae

Taxonomy
Lima erringtoni was named by Gabb (1864). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mariposa Estate, Bear Valley, which is in a Jurassic terrestrial horizon in the Mariposa Formation of California.

It was recombined as Aucella erringtoni by Meek (1865) and Hyatt (1894); it was recombined as Buchia erringtoni by Crickmay (1933).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Lima erringtoni Gabb p. 173
1865Aucella erringtoni Meek pp. 479 - 480 figs. Plate I, Fig.2, 375, a, b, c, d
1894Aucella erringtoni Hyatt p. 430
1933Buchia erringtoni Crickmay p. 55 figs. Plate 16, Figures 13-16

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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
superfamilyBuchioideaCox 1953
familyBuchiidaeCox 1953
genusBuchiaRouillier 1845
specieserringtoni()

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.

Buchia erringtoni Gabb 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-26 08:13:13
Modified: 2007-09-26 10:13:13
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Steuber 2002

Age range: Kimmeridgian or 157.30000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0USA (California) Lima erringtoni (209788)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Svalbard and Jan Mayen Aucella orbicularis (212017)