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Caneyella
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Pterioida
Suborder:
Pteriina
Superfamily:
Pteriacea
Family:
Pterineidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Caneyella GIRTY, 1909, p. 32
Type Species:
C. richardsoni, OD
Images
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Fig. C34,3. *C. richardsoni, Caney Sh., Okla., RV ext., X2 (Girty, 1909)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
S.C.USA-W.USA
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Miss.
Beginning International Stage:
Serpukhovian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
330.34
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Miss.
Ending International Stage:
Serpukhovian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
323.4
Description
Elongate-ovoid, with quadrate anterior auricles and obtuse posterior wing, beaks terminal, surface marked by fine costae which divide in fascicles of 2 or 3 ribs becoming weak in some individuals
References
Girty, G. H., 1909, The Manzano Group of the Rio Grande Valley: U.S. Geol. Survey, Bull. 389, p. 1-120, pl. 6-12.
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Pterioida
Suborder:
Pteriina
Superfamily:
Pteriacea
Family:
Pterineidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Caneyella GIRTY, 1909, p. 32
Type Species:
C. richardsoni, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. C34,3. *C. richardsoni, Caney Sh., Okla., RV ext., X2 (Girty, 1909)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
S.C.USA-W.USA
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Miss.
Beginning International Stage:
Serpukhovian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
330.34
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Miss.
Ending International Stage:
Serpukhovian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
323.4
Description
Elongate-ovoid, with quadrate anterior auricles and obtuse posterior wing, beaks terminal, surface marked by fine costae which divide in fascicles of 2 or 3 ribs becoming weak in some individuals
References
Girty, G. H., 1909, The Manzano Group of the Rio Grande Valley: U.S. Geol. Survey, Bull. 389, p. 1-120, pl. 6-12.