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Permophorus pricei

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae

Taxonomy
Pleurophorus pricei was named by Branson (1930). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wind River Mountains (Top Limestone), which is in a Lopingian carbonate limestone in the Park City Formation of Wyoming.

It was recombined as Permophorus pricei by Ciriacks (1963).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Pleurophorus pricei Branson p. 52 figs. Pl 12, figs 8,9; pl 13, figs 11,12
1963Permophorus pricei Ciriacks p. 68 figs. Pl 13, figs 1,2

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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
speciespricei()

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 pricei Branson 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height23.422.514.653.581.51

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lopingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17USA (Wyoming) Pleurophorus pricei (type locality: 87153)