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Pteroperna

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Taxonomy
Pteroperna was named by Lycett (1850) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori J Tith Sepkoski's reference number: 93,94]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Pteria (Pteroperna) by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

It was assigned to Pteriidae by Vokes (1980); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pteria by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Kosnik on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Pteroperna Lycett
1980Pteroperna Vokes p. 37
2002Pteroperna Sepkoski
2014Pteria (Pteroperna) Ros-Franch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyPteriidaeGray 1847
genusPteropernaLycett 1850

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. †Pteroperna Lycett 1850
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Pteroperna asinusoides Fischer 1969
Pteroperna costatula Eudes-Deslongchamps 1824
Pteroperna decorata Reed 1936
Pteroperna reticularis Parnes 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available