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Pojetaia ovata

Bivalvia - Fordillida - Fordillidae

Taxonomy
Pojetaia ovata was named by Chen and Wang (1985). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Pojetaia ovata Chen and Wang pp. 27-28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classBivalvia
EuprotobranchiaNevesskaja 2009
orderFordillida()
superfamilyFordilloideaPojeta 1975
familyFordillidae
genusPojetaia
speciesovata

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.

Pojetaia ovata Chen and Wang 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-21 12:21:33
Modified: 2009-06-11 10:00:04
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available