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Wilkingia inflata

Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae

Taxonomy
Allorisma inflata was named by Easton (1962). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USGS "blue file" Loc. 13414, which is in a Serpukhovian offshore limestone/siltstone in the Heath Formation of Montana.

It was recombined as Wilkingia inflata by Hoare et al. (1989).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Allorisma inflata Easton p. 97 figs. pl. 13 f. 5
1989Wilkingia inflata Hoare et al. p. 600–601 fig. 7.11–7.12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familySanguinolitidaeMiller 1877
subfamilyUndulomyinaeAstafieva-Urbajtis 1973
genusWilkingiaWilson 1959
speciesinflata()

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.

Wilkingia inflata Easton 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-12 12:36:33
Modified: 2009-10-12 14:36:33
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Clapham 2015

Age range: Serpukhovian or 330.90000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Montana) Allorisma inflata (6715)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Arkansas) Wilkingia inflata (5517)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Montana) Allorisma inflata (type locality: 5641)