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Parallelodus

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Modiolopsidae

Taxonomy
Parallelodus was named by Branson (1909).

It was assigned to Modiomorphidae by Cox et al. (1969); and to Modiolopsidae by Cope (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Parallelodus Branson
1969Parallelodus Cox et al. p. N398
1996Parallelodus Cope p. 1008

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyModiolopsoideaFischer 1886
familyModiolopsidae
genusParallelodusBranson 1909

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.

G. †Parallelodus Branson 1909
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Parallelodus obliquus Branson 1909
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:32:58
Modified: 2010-02-16 03:14:17
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Moridunian to the top of the Turinian or 477.10000 to 453.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moridunian477.1 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) P. dyfedensis (87601)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Missouri) P. obliqua (181091) P. obliquus (175724)