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Aviculomyalina williamsi

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae

Taxonomy
Aviculomyalina williamsi was named by McLearn (1941). Its type specimen is Geological Survey Ottawa, No. 8764 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pardonet Hill (poyana Zone), which is in a Triassic marine horizon in Canada.

It was recombined as Mysidioptera williamsi by Newton et al. (1987).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Aviculomyalina williamsi McLearn
1987Mysidioptera williamsi Newton et al.
2005Aviculomyalina williamsi Waller and Stanley

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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
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyMyalinidaeFrech 1891
genusAviculomyalinaAssman 1916
specieswilliamsi

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.

Aviculomyalina williamsi McLearn 1941
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eaton 1871

Age range: Lacian or 227.30000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Canada (British Columbia) Aviculomyalina williamsi (type locality: 204756)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Oregon) Mysidioptera williamsi (33294 36755)