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Panopea akerlundi

Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae

Taxonomy
Panopea akerlundi was named by Stilwell and Zinsmeister (1992) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Seymour Island, Antarctica.]. Its type specimen is USNM 441642, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is La Meseta Fm Telm 3, which is in a Ypresian delta plain sandstone in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Panopea akerlundi Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 88 figs. pl. 10, figs. a, c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
SolenataDall 1889
orderHiatellida
superfamilyHiatelloidea(Gray 1824)
familyHiatellidaeGray 1824
genusPanopea(Menard 1807)
speciesakerlundi

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.

Panopea akerlundi Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:57:42
Modified: 2009-10-11 12:07:58
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica (Seymour Island) Panopea akerlundi (type locality: 63549)