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Halobia halorica

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Halobiidae

Taxonomy

Halobia halorica was named by Mojsisovics (1874). It is not extant. Its type locality is Sandling, beds with Tr. bicrenatum, which is in an Alaunian carbonate limestone in the Halstatt Formation of Austria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

H. alta, H. autriaca, H. carnica, H. daonellaformis, H. deningeri, H. falax, H. gangsiensis, H. kashiwaiensis, H. kedonensis, H. korkodonica, H. kui, H. longissima, H. malayensis, H. molukkana, H. multilineata, H. obsoleta, H. pinensis, H. popowi, H. salinaria, H. sedaka, H. seimkanensis, H. suberba, H. subfallax, H. subrugosa, H. substyriaca, H. superba, H. sustriaca, H. talajaensis, H. zealandica, H. zitelli

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1874	Halobia halorica Mojsisovics
1912	Halobia halorica Kittl
1927	Halobia halorica Smith p. 116 figs. Pl 95, figs 3,4
1976	Halobia halorica Bychkov et al.
2011	Halobia halorica McRoberts p. 633

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)
infraclass	Pteriomorphia	(Beurlen 1944)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Ostreomorphi	Ferussac 1822
—	Ostreioni	Ferussac 1822
—	Ostreata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Ostreiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Ostreida	(Fërussac 1822)
suborder	Malleidina	Gray 1854
superfamily	Posidonioidea	Frech 1909
family	Halobiidae
genus	Halobia	Bronn 1830
species	halorica	Mojsisovics 1874

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.

†Halobia halorica Mojsisovics 1874

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitef

Composition 2:

low Mg calcitef

Environment:

marine, brackisho

Locomotion:

stationaryo

Attached:

yeso

Life habit:

epifaunalo

Diet:

suspension feedero

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2007-11-26 08:27:27

Modified:

2007-11-26 10:27:27

Source: f = family, o = order, c = class

References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Tuvalian to the top of the Alaunian or 233.60000 to 211.18000 Ma

Collections (17 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Carnian	237.0 - 227.3	Austria	Halobia halorica (203522)
Carnian - Norian	237.0 - 205.7	Türkiye (Burdur)	Halobia halorica (204209)
Tuvalian - Lacian	233.6 - 215.38	USA (Alaska)	Halobia halorica (33427)
Lacian	227.3 - 215.38	Russian Federation	Halobia halorica (202708 214805 214905)
Lacian	227.3 - 215.38	USA (Oregon)	Halobia halorica (33388)
Lacian	227.3 - 215.38	Austria	Halobia halorica (159968)
Norian	227.3 - 205.7	USA (Alaska)	Halobia halorica (112469)
Alaunian	215.38 - 211.18	Russian Federation	Halobia halorica (202835)
Alaunian	215.38 - 211.18	Austria	Halobia halorica (type locality: 159565)
Alaunian	215.38 - 211.18	Canada (British Columbia)	Halobia halorica (114940 115118 115119 115135 115136)
Alaunian	215.38 - 211.18	USA (Oregon)	Halobia halorica (61745)