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Byssonychia vera

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8567415https://www.gbif.org/species/8567415
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)327465https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=327465
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Ambonychiidae : Ambonychia : Byssonychia vera
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Ambonychiidae : Ambonychia : Byssonychia vera
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
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
-MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea
familyAmbonychiidaeMiller 1877
genusAmbonychiaHall 1847
speciesByssonychia veraUlrich 1893
Generic NameByssonychia
Scientific NameByssonychia vera Ulrich, 1893
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Byssonychia veraspeciesbelongs to Byssonychiastated without evidenceUlrich, 1893
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance450 - 444 Ma
Paleozoic
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Ambonychia)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Ambonychia)
Taphonomyintermediate,minor ribbing (based on Ambonychia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. F. Foerste. 1924. Upper Ordovician faunas of Ontario and Quebec. Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 138(121):1-99

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Byssonychia vera plana
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Byssonychia vera vera
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1893Byssonychia vera Ulrich

References

Foerste A. F. (1924) Upper Ordovician faunas of Ontario and Quebec, Geological Survey of Canada Memoir 138 121, 1-99
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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