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Pandora dilatata

Bivalvia - Pandorida - Pandoridae

Taxonomy
Pandora dilatata was named by Deshayes (1857) [DISTRIBUTION: Paleogene; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. pulchella

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Pandora dilatata Deshayes pp. 243-244 figs. pl. 17, figx. 6-9

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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
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPandoridaStewart 1930
superfamilyPandoroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyPandoridaeRafinesque 1815
genusPandoraBruguière 1797
speciesdilatata

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.

†Pandora dilatata Deshayes 1857
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:58:19
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:58:19
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926
Collections
No collection or age range data are available