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Parallelodon hubeiensis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae

Taxonomy
Parallelodon hubeiensis was named by Zhang (1977). Its type specimen is IV55308, a shell (Butterflied articulated external mold), and it is a mold. Its type locality is Qiyueshan, Lichuan County, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wujiaping Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Parallelodon hubeiensis Zhang p. 491 figs. Pl 192, fig 16
1982Parallelodon hubeiensis Li et al. p. 313 figs. Pl 123, fig 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyParallelodontidaeDall 1898
subfamilyParallelodontinaeDall 1898
genusParallelodon
specieshubeiensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height17.02
valve height15.60

Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 11:21:49
Modified: 2009-10-10 18:20:39
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Hubei) Parallelodon hubeiensis (type locality: 123593)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902China (Jiangsu) Parallelodon hubeiensis (102119)