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Paleyoldia glabra

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Sareptidae

Taxonomy
Yoldia glabra was named by Beede and Rogers (1898).

It was recombined as Paleyoldia glabra by Lintz (1958) and Kues (1991).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. devonica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Yoldia glabra Beede and Rogers p. 133
1958Paleyoldia glabra Lintz p. 110
1991Paleyoldia glabra Kues p. 236 figs. 2.24-2.26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familySareptidaeAdams 1860
subfamilyYoldiinae(Dall 1908)
genusPaleyoldia
speciesglabra(Beede and Rogers 1898)

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.

†Paleyoldia glabra Beede and Rogers 1898
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height58.767.0011.08.801.52

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 18:13:31
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:31
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Serpukhovian to the top of the Gzhelian or 330.90000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Oklahoma) Yoldia glabra (5611)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Kentucky) Paleyoldia glabra (195795)
Kashirian - Myachkovian313.8 - 307.0USA (New Mexico) Paleyoldia glabra (46548)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) Paleyoldia glabra (8632 8633 8634 8636 8637 8638 8639 8640 8641 8642 8643 8644 8645 8647)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Maryland) Paleyoldia glabra (118828)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Paleyoldia glabra (160176 160177 160178)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Maryland) Paleyoldia glabra (118827)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Paleyoldia glabra (1048 1052 1053 1057 1059 1060 1062 1065 1126 1127 1132)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Paleyoldia glabra (156699 156715)