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Weyla
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Pterioida
Suborder:
Pteriina
Superfamily:
Pectinacea (scallops and relatives)
Family:
Pectinidae (scallop family)
Subfamily:
Neithea group
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Weyla J. BÖHM, 1922
Type Species:
Pecten alatus von BUCH, 1835, OD
Images
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Fig. C93,2. *W. (W.) alata (von Buch), Peru (2a-c), Arg. (2d), 2a-c, LV view of both valves, RV ext., both valves ventral, X0.5 (StE1nmann, 1929), 2d, RV umbonal view showing hinge, X0.7 (445).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.-S.Am.-N.Afr.-Medit.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Trias.
Beginning International Stage:
Carnian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
237
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Jur.
Ending International Stage:
Callovian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
161.53
Description
RV very highly convex, byssal sinus slight, hinge with 1 or 2 pairs of cardinal laminae, striated vertically
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Pterioida
Suborder:
Pteriina
Superfamily:
Pectinacea (scallops and relatives)
Family:
Pectinidae (scallop family)
Subfamily:
Neithea group
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Weyla J. BÖHM, 1922
Type Species:
Pecten alatus von BUCH, 1835, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. C93,2. *W. (W.) alata (von Buch), Peru (2a-c), Arg. (2d), 2a-c, LV view of both valves, RV ext., both valves ventral, X0.5 (StE1nmann, 1929), 2d, RV umbonal view showing hinge, X0.7 (445).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.-S.Am.-N.Afr.-Medit.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Trias.
Beginning International Stage:
Carnian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
237
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Jur.
Ending International Stage:
Callovian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
161.53
Description
RV very highly convex, byssal sinus slight, hinge with 1 or 2 pairs of cardinal laminae, striated vertically