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Permophorus triassicus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae

Taxonomy
Permophorus triassicus was named by Newell and Boyd (1999). Its type specimen is AMNH 44088, a valve (Right valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is AMNH B7850, Commissary Ridge, which is in a Spathian marine limestone in the Thaynes Formation of Wyoming.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Permophorus triassicus Newell and Boyd p. 2 figs. 2-4
2013Permophorus triassicus Hautmann et al. p. 279 figs. 6U,V, 7A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
superfamilyKalenteroideaMarwick 1953
familyKalenteridae
genusPermophorusChavan 1954
speciestriassicus

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.

Permophorus triassicus Newell and Boyd 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height325.419.329.628.75.69

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: shallow infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-11 11:02:47
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:02:47
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Spathian or 248.10000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7USA (Idaho) Permophorus triassicus (44301)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (Wyoming) Permophorus triassicus (type locality: 44296 44298)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (Idaho) Permophorus triassicus (44302)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (Montana) Permophorus triassicus (94879)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (Utah) Permophorus triassicus (44294 44300 62970 62982 62991 63007 63008 63205 141586 141602)