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Saharopteriidae

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Saharopteriidae

Taxonomy
Saharopteridae was named by Termier and Termier.

It was corrected as Saharopteriidae by Bouchet et al. (2010) and Carter et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Bivalvia by Kora (1995); to Pectinida by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Anomioidei by Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Saharopteridae Kora
2010Saharopteriidae Bouchet et al.
2011Saharopteriidae Carter et al. p. 10

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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)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AnomioideiGray 1854
familySaharopteriidae(Termier and Termier)
familySaharopteriidae(Termier and Termier)

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.

Fm. †Saharopteriidae Termier and Termier
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G. †Saharopteria Pareyn et al. 1971
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Saharopteria sinaitica Jux and Omara 1983
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Invalid names: Pachypteria sinaitica Jux and Omara 1983 [synonym]
Invalid names: Pacypteria Jux and Omara 1983 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 02:56:05
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:22:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Visean or 346.70000 to 330.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean346.7 - 330.9Egypt Saharopteria sinaitica (46983)