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Weyla (Weyla)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Weyla (Weyla) Boehm
1998Weyla (Weyla) Aberhan p. 119

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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)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
—NeitheoidaeSobetski 1960
familyNeitheidaeSobetzky 1960
genusWeylaBöhm 1920
subgenusWeylaBoehm 1922

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.

Subg. †Weyla (Weyla) Boehm 1922
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†Weyla (Weyla) alata von Buch 1838
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Invalid names: Parapecten praecursor Crickmay 1933 [synonym]
†Weyla (Weyla) bodenbenderi Behrendsen 1891
†Weyla (Weyla) lacazei Haime 1855
†Weyla (Weyla) meeki Damborenea 1987
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Invalid names: Neithea mexicana Jaworski 1929 [replaced], Pecten acutiplicatus Meek 1864 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height314.912.418.114.62.87

Composition: low Mg calciteg
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-11-15 07:14:57
Modified: 2007-11-15 09:14:57
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Lacian to the top of the Early/Lower Toarcian or 221.50000 to 182.00000 Ma

Collections (176 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Nevada) Pecten acutiplicatus (33202)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) Weyla alata (53761 53763 53779) Weyla alata, Weyla bodenbenderi (53469) Weyla bodenbenderi (53595 53598 53781 53783 53785 53789 53790 53791 53792 53793 53794) Weyla bodenbenderi, Weyla meeki (53782) Weyla meeki (53862)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Mexico (Sonora) Neithea mexicana (39132 39133)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Chile Weyla sp. (95103)
Late/Upper Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.3 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Weyla alata (53760)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8USA (California) Pecten acutiplicatus (38337)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Canada (British Columbia) Weyla alata (53758) Weyla alata, Weyla meeki (53293) Weyla bodenbenderi (53787) Weyla meeki (53592)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Canada (Yukon) Weyla alata (53744)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Weyla meeki (53860)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Chile Weyla alata (32416 95549)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Weyla alata (21252 53193 53198 53199 53350 53754 53755 53756 53757 53759 53762) Weyla bodenbenderi (53803) Weyla meeki (53597 53861 53863 53864)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7USA (Oregon) Pecten acutiplicatus (207485)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Argentina (Neuquen) Weyla bodenbenderi (33902) Weyla mexicana (33859)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Canada (British Columbia) Weyla alata, Weyla bodenbenderi (53544 53745) Weyla bodenbenderi (53169 53569) Weyla meeki (53461)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Chile Weyla alata (58537 95565)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian190.8 - 174.1Canada (British Columbia) Weyla bodenbenderi (53818)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Weyla alata (53248 53553 53560 53567 53752 53765 53766 53770 53772 53773 53774 53775 53776) Weyla alata, Weyla bodenbenderi (53769 53777) Weyla bodenbenderi (53176 53247 53277 53352 53409 53555 53556 53558 53559 53562 53564 53594 53743 53786 53795 53798 53800 53806 53807 53808 53809 53810 53811 53812 53813 53814 53816 53817 53819 53820) Weyla meeki (53865)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Spain Weyla lacazei (171080)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile Weyla alata (33605 33606 33607 33608 33609 33611 34064 34079 34081 34082 34083 34084 34085 34087 34089 95385 95398 95421 95427 95433) Weyla alata, Weyla bodenbenderi (34086 34088)
Ibex189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Weyla alata (53183) Weyla alata, Weyla bodenbenderi (53110 53168 53283) Weyla bodenbenderi (53182)
Jamesoni189.6 - 183.0Spain (Aragon) Weyla lacazei (98399 146662 146669)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Argentina (Neuquen) Weyla bodenbenderi (33893) Weyla bondenbenderi (33865)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Weyla alata (53746 53749 53764 53767 53771) Weyla alata, Weyla bodenbenderi (53547 53768 53778) Weyla bodenbenderi (53116 53178 53346 53545 53741 53780 53788 53801 53805 53815 53822)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile Weyla alata (33655 33656 33881 33882 33883 33887 33888 33889 33890 35456 95431 95443)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian189.6 - 182.0Argentina (Chubut) Weyla alata, Weyla bodenbenderi (204711)
Freboldi186.7 - 185.7Canada (British Columbia) Weyla bodenbenderi (53185)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Chile Weyla alata (95450 95560 95564 95569)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Argentina (Neuquen) Weyla alata (33827)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Canada (British Columbia) Weyla bodenbenderi (53823)