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Caneyella wapanuckensis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Caneyella wapanuckensis was named by Girty (1909). It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Caneyella wapanuckensis Girty p. 34 figs. pl. 3 f. 6-11
1989Caneyella wapanuckensis Hoare et al. p. 592 fig. 4.29–4.31

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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
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
familyPterineidae
genusCaneyella
specieswapanuckensis

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
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 18:35:53
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:10:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Pendleian to the top of the Arnsbergian or 330.90000 to 323.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Oklahoma) Caneyella wapanuckensis (584)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0USA (Texas) Caneyella wapanuckensis (169951)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Arkansas) Caneyella wapanuckensis (5517)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (California) Caneyella wapanuckensis (220592)