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Ptychopteria vespertilio

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Ptychopteria vespertilio was named by Talent (1963). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Loc. 86. Warrigal Bend, Mitchell River National Park, which is in a Pragian marine siltstone/claystone in the Tabberabbera Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Ptychopteria vespertilio Talent p. 90 figs. pl. 64 f. 4-5

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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
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
familyPterineidae
genusPtychopteria
speciesvespertilio

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.

Ptychopteria vespertilio Talent 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 18:35:53
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:10:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Pragian or 413.02000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Australia (Victoria) Ptychopteria vespertilio (type locality: 75695)