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Palaeopteria

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Palaeopteria was named by Whiteaves (1897) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l O u Sepkoski's reference number: 1233]. It is not extant. Its type is Palaeopteria parvula.

It was assigned to Pterineidae by Vokes (1980); to Pteriniidae by Cope (1996); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. parvula (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Palaeopteria Whiteaves
1980Palaeopteria Vokes p. 35
1996Palaeopteria Cope p. 1017
2002Palaeopteria Sepkoski

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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
genusPalaeopteriaWhiteaves 1897

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. †Palaeopteria Whiteaves 1897
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Palaeopteria parvula Whiteaves 1897
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Moridunian to the top of the Gamachian or 477.10000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moridunian477.1 - 473.8United Kingdom (Wales) P. sp. (87601)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) P. parvula (99334)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) P. parvula (174050)
Gamachian445.5 - 443.1Canada (Manitoba) P. parvula (26358)