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Tenuipteria

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae

Taxonomy
Tenuipteria was named by Stephenson (1955) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-u K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 790]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Bakevelliidae by Vokes (1980); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Inoceramidae by Jagt et al. (2019).

Species
T. argentea, T. fibrosa
Species lacking formal opinion data
T. argentaea, T. argenteus, T. geulemensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Tenuipteria Stephenson
1980Tenuipteria Vokes p. 39
2002Tenuipteria Sepkoski
2019Tenuipteria Jagt et al. p. 593

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyInoceramoideaGiebel 1852
familyInoceramidae
genusTenuipteriaStephenson 1955

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. †Tenuipteria Stephenson 1955
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†Tenuipteria argentea Conrad 1858
†Tenuipteria fibrosa Meek and Hayden 1856
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:25:20
Modified: 2005-01-28 04:25:20
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Eaton 1871, Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (53 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) T. argenteus (4269)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Inoceramus fibrosus (82644 82645)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Inoceramus fibrosus (1575 1577 1582 1586)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) T. argenteus (4099 4100)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jordan T. argentea (170239)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) T. argenteus (4369 4373)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Missouri) T. argenteus (4382 4385 4386)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland T. argentaea (27822) T. argentea (27818 27819 28080)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands T. argentea (3123)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) T. argenteus (4237)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Inoceramus fibrosus (82643)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Inoceramus argenteus (4131) T. argentea (212621) T. argenteus (4122 4125 4126 4127 4128 4138 4168)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) T. argenteus (4416 4496)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) T. fibrosa (88510 88511)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Inoceramus fibrosus (1583)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain T. sp., T. argentea (1331)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Ukraine T. argentea (1334)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany T. geulemensis (1318)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) T. argentea (1392 1395)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) T. argentea (1309)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark T. sp. (35039) T. sp., T. argentea (1386)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Missouri) T. argentea (1295)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) T. argentea (1307)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland T. argentea (1321)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Russian Federation T. argentea (1388)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands T. argentea (1326 165094)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) T. argentea (1312)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) T. argentea (1303 1391)