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Somapteria

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Taxonomy
Somapteria was named by Tamura (1960) [Sepkoski's age data: J Kimm].

It was assigned to Pteriidae by Vokes (1980); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Somapteria Tamura p. 224
1980Somapteria Vokes p. 37
2002Somapteria Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyPteriidaeGray 1847
genusSomapteriaTamura 1960

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. †Somapteria Tamura 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: minorf
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 05:06:17
Modified: 2009-08-17 21:45:10
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Kimmeridgian or 154.80000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Japan (Fukushima) S. koikensis (40546)