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Procostatoria gloveri

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Costatoriidae

Taxonomy
Procostatoria gloveri was named by Newell and Boyd (1975). Its type specimen is AMNH 29164, a valve (Left valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is AMNH512, Guadalupe Pass, Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Roadian slope limestone in the Cherry Canyon Formation of Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Procostatoria gloveri Newell and Boyd p. 156 figs. 37.8, 98

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyTrigonioidea(Lamarck 1819)
familyCostatoriidae
genusProcostatoria
speciesgloveri

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.

Procostatoria gloveri Newell and Boyd 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
Left valve height111.4----
valve height39.308.5011.08.601.42

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:34:20
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:34:20
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Wordian or 274.40000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Procostatoria gloveri (type locality: 81693)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Procostatoria gloveri (43550 43552)