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Cleionychia montrealensis

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Vanuxemia montrealensis was named by Billings (1859). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Clionychia montrealensis by Whiteaves (1908) and Raymond (1916); it was recombined as Cleionychia montrealensis by Pojeta (1966) and Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Vanuxemia montrealensis Billings
1908Clionychia montrealensis Whiteaves
1916Clionychia montrealensis Raymond
1966Cleionychia montrealensis Pojeta p. 179
2023Cleionychia montrealensis Wagner p. S2300

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyAmbonychiidaeMiller 1877
genusCleionychia
speciesmontrealensis()

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.

Cleionychia montrealensis Billings 1859
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 13:31:50
Modified: 2009-06-05 15:31:50
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Chazy to the top of the Chazyan or 466.00000 to 460.90000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan468.1 - 460.9Canada (Quebec) Vanuxemia montrealensis (197279)
Chazy466.0 - 457.5Canada (Quebec) Clionychia montrealensis (80006 171714 172352)
Chazy466.0 - 457.5USA (New York) Clionychia montrealensis (56184 171704 171705 171711 171712 172240 172304 172316 172318 172325 172328 172348)