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Byssopteria

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Ambonychiidae

Taxonomy
Byssopteria was named by Hall (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Byssopteria radiata.

It was assigned to Ambonychiidae by Pojeta (1966); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
B. occidentalis, B. radiata (type species)
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Byssopteria Hall p. 460 figs. pl. 32, 80
1966Byssopteria Pojeta p. 174
2002Byssopteria Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyAmbonychioidea(Miller 1877)
familyAmbonychiidaeMiller 1877
genusByssopteriaHall 1883

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. †Byssopteria Hall 1883
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Byssopteria occidentalis Fenton and Fenton 1924
Byssopteria radiata Hall 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 14:37:09
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:00:26
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Givetian or 413.02000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Australia (Victoria) B. sp. (75705)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31China (Guangxi) B. sp. (4792)