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Amphijanira

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Taxonomy
Amphijanira was named by Bittner (1901) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis Tr Carn Sepkoski's reference number: 94,524]. It is not extant. Its type is Pecten (Janira) janirula.

It was reranked as Pecten (Amphijanira) by Bittner (1902).

It was assigned to Pecten by Bittner (1902); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aviculopectinidae by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Amphijanira Bittner
1902Pecten (Amphijanira) Bittner
2002Amphijanira Sepkoski
2014Amphijanira Ros-Franch et al.

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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
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
—AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyAviculopectinoideaMeek and Hayden 1864
familyAviculopectinidae
genusAmphijaniraBittner 1901

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. †Amphijanira Bittner 1901
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†Amphijanira janirula Bittner 1895
†Amphijanira landrana Bittner 1895
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 04:31:45
Modified: 2007-10-05 06:31:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Bithynian to the top of the Carnian or 244.99000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Pecten aeriphilus (203841)
Bithynian244.99 - 244.24Romania A. landrana (197722)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Italy (Trentino) Pecten landranus (44953)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Hungary (Bakony) Pecten janirulaeformis (203199 203338)