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Parallelodus

Bivalvia - Modiomorphida - Modiomorphidae

Taxonomy
Parallelodus was named by Branson (1909).

It was assigned to Modiomorphidae by Cox et al. (1969).

Species
P. obliquus
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. dyfedensis

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

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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
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderModiomorphida(Newell 1969)
superfamilyModiomorphoidea(Miller 1877)
familyModiomorphidae
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: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 18:04:52
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:34:00
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

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)