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Halobia superba

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Halobiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Halobia superba Mojsisovics p. 30 figs. Pl 4, figs 9,10
1904Halobia superba Smith pp. 403 - 404 figs. Plate XLVIII, Figs. 1-2
1912Halobia superba Kittl
1924Halobia superba Krumbeck
1927Halobia superba Smith p. 118 figs. Pl 93, figs 1-5; pl 94, fig 7; pl 97, figs 1-3
1976Halobia superba Bychkov et al.

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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
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPosidonioideaFrech 1909
familyHalobiidae
genusHalobiaBronn 1830
speciessuperbaMojsisovics 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 superba 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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Lacian or 237.00000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Triassic251.902 - 201.4USA (Alaska) Halobia superba (112245 112246)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Austria Halobia superba (type locality: 160171)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3USA (Oregon) Halobia superba (49770 49771)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Halobia superba (141197)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3USA (Alaska) Halobia superba (33432 112265)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Russian Federation Halobia superba (39305 39306)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Svalbard and Jan Mayen Halobia superba (212792)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7USA (California) Halobia superba (38326)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Türkiye (Burdur) Halobia superba (204209)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Italy Halobia superba (141198)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Bosnia and Herzegovina Halobia superba (203521)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4USA (Alaska) Halobia superba (112248 112266 112267 112268 112269 112272 112273)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Austria Halobia superba (139390)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3USA (California) Halobia superba (33324 144078 144383)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3USA (Alaska) Halobia superba (33428 33429 144384)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Russian Federation Halobia superba (214802 214803)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Indonesia (Timor) Halobia superba (205310)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Canada (British Columbia) Halobia superba (49647)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Canada (British Columbia) Halobia superba (47339 47341 47352)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Halobia superba (98279)