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Pterinea waylandsmithi

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Pterinea waylandsmithi was named by Fisher (1957). Its type specimen is NYSM 10767, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Downing Brook - Vernon, which is in a Ludlow marginal marine shale in the Vernon Formation of New York.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Pterinea waylandsmithi Fisher

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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(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
familyPterineidae
genusPterineaGoldfuss 1832
specieswaylandsmithi

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.

Pterinea waylandsmithi Fisher 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 13:49:00
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:11:13
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Ludlow or 427.40000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (New York) Pterinea waylandsmithi (type locality: 76664)