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Posidonotis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Posidoniidae

Taxonomy
Posidonotis was named by Losacco (1942) [Sepkoski's age data: J Plie-u J Aale Sepkoski's reference number: 749]. It is not extant. Its type is Posidonotis dainelii.

It was assigned to Posidoniidae by Aberhan (1994); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Entoliidae by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by B. Allen on 2019-03-22

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Posidonotis Losacco
1994Posidonotis Aberhan p. 20
2002Pectinula Sepkoski
2002Posidonotis Sepkoski
2014Posidonotis Ros-Franch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPosidonioideaFrech 1909
familyPosidoniidaeFrech 1909
genusPosidonotisLosacco 1942

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. †Posidonotis Losacco 1942
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Posidonotis dainelii Losacco 1942
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Invalid names: Entolium balteatum Crickmay 1928 [synonym], Monotis symmetrica Hyatt 1894 [synonym], Pectinula cancellata Leanza 1943 [synonym]
Invalid names: Pectinula [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-27 01:49:07
Modified: 2007-11-27 03:49:07
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Sinemurian to the top of the Tenuicostatum or 199.50000 to 182.90000 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Chile (Taltal) Pectinula sp. (210081)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) P. semiplicata (53251 53252 53254)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (Yukon) P. semiplicata (53260)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) P. semiplicata (53256 53257 53258 53259 53261)
Late/Upper Sinemurian - Early/Lower Pliensbachian199.5 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) P. semiplicata (53262 53263 53264 53265 53266 53267 53268 53269)
Late/Upper Sinemurian - Late/Upper Pliensbachian199.5 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) P. semiplicata (199696)
Sinemurian - Late/Upper Pliensbachian199.5 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) P. semiplicata (53250)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) P. semiplicata (53175 53244 53245 53246 53247 53248 53249 53253 53900)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Chile P. semiplicata (33667 35440 95431 95449)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) P. semiplicata (53270)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (Yukon) P. semiplicata (53271 53272 197541)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Argentina (San Juan) P. cancellata (33699)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Chile (Chañaral) P. cancellata (223806)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian192.9 - 174.7Argentina (Neuquen) P. cancellata (33843 33845)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian192.9 - 174.7Italy (Rome) P. dainelii (202138)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Canada (British Columbia) P. semiplicata (53273)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Chile P. semiplicata (33891 33947 33948 33949 95450 95451 95452)
Tenuicostatum184.2 - 182.9Japan (Yamaguchi) P. dainellii (38173)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Argentina (San Juan) P. cancellata (33702)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Argentina (Neuquen) P. cancellata (33827 33849)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) P. semiplicata (53255)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Argentina (Mendoza) P. cancellata (33800)