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Enantiostreon

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Prospondylidae

Taxonomy
Enantiostreon was named by Bittner (1901) [Sepkoski's age data: P Djhu Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. Its type is Enantiostreon hungaricum.

It was assigned to Ostreoida by Carter (1990); to Prospondylidae by Hautmann (2001); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Enantiostreon Bittner
1990Enantiostreon Carter
2001Enantiostreon Hautmann p. 346
2002Enantiostreon Sepkoski

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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
—AnomioideiGray 1854
—DimyoiteiRidewood 1903
superfamilyProspondyloideaPchelintseva 1960
familyProspondylidaePcelincev 1960
genusEnantiostreon

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. †Enantiostreon Bittner 1901
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†Enantiostreon hungaricum Bittner 1912
†Enantiostreon panxiense Chen et al. 1974
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Hautmann 2001Relatively small forms of variable outline. Ligament area narrower, but resilifer broader than in other members of the Prospondylidae, thus more oyster-like in appearance
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height211.49.4013.811.63.11

Composition: low Mg calciteg
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 06:20:24
Modified: 2007-10-05 08:20:24
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Carnian or 259.51000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guizhou) E. panxiense (98051) Lopha panxiensis (112116)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) Lopha panxiensis (112090)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Greenland E. sp. (48113)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Germany E. cristadifforme (66078) E. sp. (66080)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Germany (Hessen) E. diffome (66083) Ostrea willebadessensis (38545)
Bithynian - Pelsonian244.99 - 243.33Bulgaria E. spondiloides (44917)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Poland E. sp. (181728)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Hungary E. gepidorum (199876)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Germany E. sp. (67650 67651)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) E. sp. (67649) E. sponyloides (66100)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Spain (Andalucia) E. flabellum (44835 44836 44837 44838 44839 44840 44841 44842 44843 44845 44846 44847)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Bulgaria E. schroeteri (44918) E. sp. (44919)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Spain (Tarragona) E. dilforme (109710)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Hungary (Bakony) E. hungaricum (203199)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Spain E. sp. (185126 201961 201962 201964 201967 201968)