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Limoptera

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Limoptera was named by Hall (1869) [Sepkoski's age data: S u D Give]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pterineidae by Vokes (1980); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Limopterinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Limoptera Hall
1881Myalinodanta Oehlert
1980Limoptera Vokes p. 35
2002Limoptera Sepkoski
2010Limoptera Bouchet et al.

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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(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
familyPterineidae
genusLimopteraHall 1869

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. †Limoptera Hall 1869
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Limoptera sarmenticia Walcott 1884
Invalid names: Myalinodanta Oehlert 1881 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Pridoli to the top of the Osagean or 423.00000 to 343.00000 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Poland L. sp. (23027)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Germany (Eifel) Limoptera indet. (24619)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Eifel) Limoptera indet. (24633)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Alken) L. rhenana (27049)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Quebec) L. rosieri (233202) L. sp. (608)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Australia (New South Wales) L. murrumbidgeensis (35557 35558)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9China (Guangxi) L. sp. (4808 4821 4863)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7China (Guangxi) L. orbicularis (4828) L. sp. (4831)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (Northwest Territories) L. n. sp. A (35523)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (Nunavut) L. n. sp. A (35527 35529)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7USA (Indiana) L. sp. (5707)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) L. macroptera (91235 91236 91246 91267)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Canada (Nunavut) L. n. sp. B (35528)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) L. curvata (38451 38456) L. macroptera (38454 38455 38460 38461) L. macroptera, L. curvata (38457 38459)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) L. sp. (76163 89802 89810)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7China (Guangxi) L. sp. (4792)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2Canada (Northwest Territories) L. n. sp. A, L. n. sp. B (35520) L. n. sp. B (35519 35521)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Indiana) L. sp. (6672)