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Weyla alata

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)197452https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=197452
Rankspecies (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Neitheidae : Weyla : Weyla alata
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassPteriomorphia
-OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
-OstreioniFerussac 1822
-OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida
suborderPectinidina
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
-NeitheoidaeSobetski 1960
familyNeitheidaeSobetzky 1960
genusWeylaBöhm 1920
speciesWeyla alata
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Weyla alataspeciesbelongs to Weylastated without evidenceScholz et al., 2008
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance199 - 191 Ma
Early Jurassic
Last Recorded Appearance180 - 174 Ma
Jurassic
Environmentmarine (based on Pectinida)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Pectinoidea)
Visionlimited (based on Neitheidae)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Pectinoidea)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, aragonite (based on Weyla)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. Scholz, M. Aberhan, and CM León. 2008. Early Jurassic bivalves of the Antimonio terrane (Sonora, NW Mexico): Taxonomy, biogeography, and paleogeographic implications. Geological Society of America Special Paper 442:269-312

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1838Pecten alatus von Buch
1933Parapecten praecursor Crickmay p. 905 figs. Pl 25, figs 4,5
1998Weyla (Weyla) alata Aberhan p. 119 figs. Pl 15, figs 3, 5-8; pl 16, figs 3,12
2008Weyla alata Scholz et al.

References

Scholz A., Aberhan M., et al (2008) Early Jurassic bivalves of the Antimonio terrane (Sonora, NW Mexico): Taxonomy, biogeography, and paleogeographic implications, Geological Society of America Special Paper 442, 269-312
Aberhan M. (1998) Early Jurassic Bivalvia of western Canada. Part I. Subclasses Palaeotaxodonta, Pteriomorpha, and Isofilibranchia, Beringeria 21, 57-150
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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