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Phestia thompsoni

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Polidevciidae

Taxonomy
Nuculana thompsoni was named by Reed (1932). Its type specimen is K 24.845, a valve (Right valve), and it is a mold.

It was recombined as Phestia thompsoni by Liu and Cui (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Nuculana thompsoni Reed p. 43 figs. Pl 10, fig 11
1983Phestia thompsoni Liu and Cui p. 83 figs. Pl 10, figs 12a-b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyPolidevciidaeKumpera 1960
subfamilyPhestiinaeLogan 1967
genusPhestiaChernyshev 1951
speciesthompsoni()

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.

Phestia thompsoni Reed 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height215.014.016.015.01.41

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: deposit feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:26:01
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:26:01
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India (Kashmir) Nuculana thompsoni (86538 86545)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1China (Xizang) Phestia thompsoni (97290)