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Weichangella

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4586970https://www.gbif.org/species/4586970
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)386304https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=386304
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Weichangella
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Pseudohyriidae : Weichangella
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassHeteroconchia
-UniomorphiGray 1854
-UnioniGray 1854
-UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida
superfamilyTrigonioidoideaCox 1952
familyPseudohyriidaeKobajashi 1968
genusWeichangellaYu & Yao 1980
Scientific NameWeichangella Yu & Yao, 1980
Name Published InActa Palaeont. Sin. 19 (4)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Weichangellagenusbelongs to Pseudohyriidaestated with evidenceYu and Yao, 1980
Weichangellagenusbelongs to Pseudohyriidaestated without evidenceFang et al., 2009
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance145 - 101 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance145 - 101 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Trigoniida)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Trigoniida)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Bivalvia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)Z. J. Fang, J. H. Chen, and C. Z. Chen, J. G. Sha, X. Lan, S. Z. Wen. 2009. Supraspecific taxa of the Bivalvia first named, described, and published in China (1927-2007). The University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, New Series 17:1-157

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Weichangella caelata
species
listed (PBDB)1145 Ma
Late Jurassic
145 Ma
Late Jurassic

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1980Weichangella Yu and Yao
2009Weichangella Fang et al.

References

Fang Z. J., Chen J. H., et al (2009) Supraspecific taxa of the Bivalvia first named, described, and published in China (1927-2007), The University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, New Series 17, 1-157
NZ cross ref or inferred from publ. title - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Acta Palaeont. Sin. 19 (4) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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