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Kija
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Palaeoheterodonta
Order:
Unionoida (Freshwater mussels and relatives)
Superfamily:
Anthracosiacea
Family:
Pseudocardiniidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Kija LEBEDEV, 1958, p. 73
Type Species:
K. tjazhinensis, OD
Images
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Fig. D14,2a. *K. tjazhinensis, U.Jur., Chulimo-YenisE1 basin, RV int., X3.3 (Lebedev, 1958), Fig. D14,2b. K. kibetenensis Lebedev, U.Jur., same region, LV ext., X3.3 (Lebedev, 1958)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
C.Asia
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.jur.
Beginning International Stage:
Aalenian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
174.7
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.jur.
Ending International Stage:
Tithonian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
143.1
Description
Shell small, known species not exceeding 17 mm in length, ovate, short to well elongated, obliquely truncated posteriorly, umbones protruding slightly, most species with posterior diagonal ridge
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Palaeoheterodonta
Order:
Unionoida (Freshwater mussels and relatives)
Superfamily:
Anthracosiacea
Family:
Pseudocardiniidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Kija LEBEDEV, 1958, p. 73
Type Species:
K. tjazhinensis, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. D14,2a. *K. tjazhinensis, U.Jur., Chulimo-YenisE1 basin, RV int., X3.3 (Lebedev, 1958), Fig. D14,2b. K. kibetenensis Lebedev, U.Jur., same region, LV ext., X3.3 (Lebedev, 1958)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
C.Asia
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.jur.
Beginning International Stage:
Aalenian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
174.7
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.jur.
Ending International Stage:
Tithonian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
143.1
Description
Shell small, known species not exceeding 17 mm in length, ovate, short to well elongated, obliquely truncated posteriorly, umbones protruding slightly, most species with posterior diagonal ridge