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Paraphtonia imitabilis

Bivalvia - Lipanellidae

Taxonomy
Paraphtonia imitabilis was named by Khalfin (1958) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Ordovician; Siberia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Paraphtonia imitabilis Khalfin p. 182
1969Paraphtonia imitabilis Cox et al. p. N398

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
familyLipanellidae
genusParaphtoniaKhalfin 1958
speciesimitabilisKhalfin 1958

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.

Paraphtonia imitabilis Khalfin 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available