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Meleagrinella ovalis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Oxytomidae

Taxonomy
Avicula ovalis was named by Phillips (1829). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Meleagrinella ovalis by Sey and Kalacheva (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Avicula ovalis Phillips
1980Meleagrinella ovalis Sey and Kalacheva

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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
speciesovalis(Phillips 1829)

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 ovalis Phillips 1829
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Callovian or 163.50000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian167.7 - 161.2Russian Federation Meleagrinella ovalis (129751 129752 129755 129756)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3United Kingdom (England) Meleagrinella ovalis (1606 2663 2669)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Greenland Meleagrinella ovalis (1405)