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Praeconia

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Taxonomy
Praeconia was named by Stoliczka (1871) [Sepkoski's age data: J Hett J Tith Sepkoski's reference number: 93]. It is not extant. Its type is Astarte terminalis.

It was assigned to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Astartidae by Hayami (1975), Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Praeconia Stoliczka
1975Praeconia Hayami
2002Praeconia Sepkoski
2014Praeconia Ros-Franch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyAstartidaed'Orbigny 1844
genusPraeconiaStoliczka 1871

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. †Praeconia Stoliczka 1871
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†Praeconia matura Hautmann 2001
†Praeconia rhomboidalis Phillips 1829
†Praeconia seguini Cossmann 1900
†Praeconia terminalis Roemer 1842
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:45:55
Modified: 2024-02-05 22:32:59
Source: superf = superfamily
Reference: Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Sevatian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 211.18000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Iran P. matura (49147)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Iran P. matura (48968 48969 48971 48991)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Italy P. tetragona (29052)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Italy P. tetragona (38170)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Italy P. tetragona (29028 29033 29039)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Japan (Yamaguchi) P. tetragona (40560)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2Spain (Alicante ) P. sp. (130881)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian184.2 - 180.4Spain P. sp. (51613)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3India P. rhomboidalis (68410)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France P. gibbosa, P. rhomboidalis (38738) P. rhomboidalis (38737 38740)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Hungary P. sp. (125432 125455)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3India P. crenuligera (63214 63215)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3India (Kachchh) P. crenuligera (24050)
Middle Bathonian - Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Picardie) P. rhomboidalis (96158 96163)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Tanzania P. rhomboidalis (36415)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (22737)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8United Kingdom (England) P. rhomboidalis (4090 4097)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Romania P. ingens (35201)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany P. oblonga (211294)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Bavaria) P. sp. (132944)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) P. studeriana (57791) P. studeriana, P. oblonga (57157)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany P. studeriana, P. oblonga, P. canavarii, P. terminalis (34608)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1China P. sp. (64877)