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Gerlus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Terquemiidae

Taxonomy
Gerlus was named by De Gregorio (1930) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Terquemiidae by Cox et al. (1969); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Gerlus De Gregorio
1969Gerlus Cox et al. p. N380
2002Gerlus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
familyTerquemiidaeCox 1964
genusGerlusDe Gregorio 1930

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Gerlus De Gregorio 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-27 01:54:01
Modified: 2007-11-27 03:54:01
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available