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Scythentolium scutigerulus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae

Taxonomy
Scythentolium scutigerulus was named by Hautmann et al. (2011). Its type specimen is PIMUZ 28475, a valve (Left valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shanggan Sha3, Leye County, which is in a Griesbachian shallow subtidal packstone in China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Scythentolium scutigerulus Hautmann et al. figs. 4.10-4.19; 5.1-5.2
2015Scythentolium scutigerulus Hautmann et al. p. 888 fig. 10C,D
2019Scythentolium scutigerulus Foster et al. p. 627 figs. 8E-H

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderEntoliidina
superfamilyEntolioideaTeppner 1922
familyEntoliidaeKorobkov 1960
genusScythentoliumAllasinaz 1972
speciesscutigerulus

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.

Scythentolium scutigerulus Hautmann et al. 2011
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height124.482.078.954.941.95

Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 04:59:44
Modified: 2010-02-19 03:36:00
Source: f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Griesbachian or 251.90200 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Hubei) Scythentolium scutigerulus (204855 204856)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guizhou) Scythentolium scutigerulus (200991 200993 200994 201000 201007 201013)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guangxi) Scythentolium scutigerulus (type locality: 96695 187267 187275 187279 187282)