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Parallelodon tenuistriatus

Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Macrodon tenuistriatus Meek and Worthen
1953Grammatodon tenuistriatus Chronic p. 152 figs. Pl 33, figs 8a,b
1968Parallelodon tenuistriatus Nakazawa and Newell p. 48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyParallelodontidaeDall 1898
subfamilyParallelodontinaeDall 1898
genusParallelodon
speciestenuistriatus(Meek and Worthen 1866)

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.

Parallelodon tenuistriatus Meek and Worthen 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height312.612.014.012.01.15

Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 11:21:49
Modified: 2009-10-10 18:20:39
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Chadian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 346.70000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (California) Macrodon tenuistriatus (214521)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9Czechia Parallelodon tenuistriatus (38089)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) Parallelodon tenuistriatus (8136)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Ohio) Parallelodon tenuistriatus (184122)
Morrowan - Desmoinesian323.4 - 306.0Mexico (Oaxaca) Parallelodon tenuistriatus (44305)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9Mexico (Oaxaca) Parallelodon tenuistriatus (211811)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9Belize Parallelodon tenuistriatus (209333)
Westphalian318.7 - 307.4Spain Grammatodon tenuistriatus (73298)
Kashirian - Myachkovian313.8 - 307.0USA (New Mexico) Parallelodon tenuistriatus (46548)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Ohio) Parallelodon tenuistriatus (175100 175103 175104)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Ohio) Parallelodon tenuistriatus (71993)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Peru (Apurimac) Grammatodon tenuistriatus (41356)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Japan Parallelodon tenuistriatus (114493)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Sichuan) Macrodon tenuistriatus (138568)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Hunan) Grammatodon tenuistriatus (95695 97261 107820)