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Pteronites

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Pteronites was named by McCoy (1842) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise P Guad-u].

It was assigned to Pinnidae by Vokes (1980); to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pterineidae by Yancey et al. (2022).

Species
P. magnus, P. timanicus, P. zhongshengongensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. angustatus, P. latus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Pteronites McCoy p. 81
1980Pteronites Vokes p. 29
2002Pteronites Sepkoski
2022Pteronites Yancey et al. p. 146

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
familyPterineidae
genusPteronitesMcCoy 1842

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.

G. †Pteronites McCoy 1842
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†Pteronites magnus Biakov 2013
†Pteronites timanicus Maslennikov 1935
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height339.416.270.054.027.6

Composition: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 18:35:53
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:10:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Changhsingian or 433.40000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (42 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4China (Jiangsu) P. sp. (27751)
Famennian - Tournaisian372.2 - 346.7United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (38440)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (California) P. sp. (10241)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5Canada (Alberta) P. sp. (62396)
Asbian - Brigantian340.0 - 330.9Germany (Westfalen) P. lepidus (5535)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (England) P. latus (73423)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Oklahoma) P. angustatus (5611)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Kentucky) P. sp. (195795)
Kasimovian - Gzhelian307.0 - 298.9USA (Utah) P. sp. (39995)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) P. percuta (217918)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Utah) P. sp. (39917 39922)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Russian Federation P. sp. (51474)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Illinois) P. sp. (50219)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) P. percuta (217891 217893 217897 217905 217906 217908 217913 217915 217932 217947 217952 217960 217969 217977 217979 217992 218014 218017 218022 218029 219193) P. sp. (50197)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Russian Federation P. magnus (149674 149676)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Russian Federation P. sp. (102162)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation P. timanicus (114310)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Qinghai) P. zhongshengongensis (112863)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) P. sp. (112009)