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Pycnodonte amakusensis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Pycnodonte amakusensis was named by Tashiro (1978). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Pycnodonte amakusensis Tashiro p. 323 figs. pl. 43, fig. 9
1982Pycnodonte amakusensis Tashiro and Kozai p. 77

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyPycnodonteinaeStenzel 1959
genusPycnodonte(Fischer von Waldheim 1835)
speciesamakusensisTashiro 1978

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.

Pycnodonte amakusensis Tashiro 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height412.49.7015.612.62.68

Composition: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yess
Adult length: 10 to < 100s
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10s
Adult height: 10 to < 100s
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationarys
Attached: yess
Life habit: epifaunals
Diet: suspension feeders
Vision: blindc
Comments: DIMENSIONS: Tashiro and Kozai (1982).s
Created: 2009-02-27 22:05:44
Modified: 2009-02-28 00:05:44
Source: s = species, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Tashiro and Kozai 1982, Steuber 2002

Age range: base of the Middle Turonian to the top of the Santonian or 93.50000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Japan Pycnodonte amakusensis (87012)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Japan Pycnodonte amakusensis (87014)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Japan Pycnodonte amakusensis (87015)