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Pleurophorella elongata

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae

Taxonomy
Pleurophorella elongata was named by Pagani (2006). Its type specimen is MLP 29870, a shell (Composite mold, both valves), and it is a mold. Its type locality is Cerro Mina, Sierra de Languineo, which is in a Bashkirian/Moscovian marine shale in Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Pleurophorella elongata Pagani figs. 3C-H

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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
subfamilyKalenterinaeMarwick 1953
genusPleurophorella
specieselongata

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.

Pleurophorella elongata Pagani 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Bashkirian to the top of the Moscovian or 323.40000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.4 - 307.0Argentina Pleurophorella elongata (88683 type locality: 88685)