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Pseudomonotis furcoplicatus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae

Taxonomy
Pseudomonotis furcoplicatus was named by Grabau (1931). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jisu Honguer 1211, Orthotichia Bed, which is in a Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Yihewusu Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Pseudomonotis furcoplicatus Grabau p. 327 figs. Pl 32, figs 2,3

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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)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyAviculopectinoideaMeek and Hayden 1864
familyPseudomonotidaeNewell 1938
genusPseudomonotis
speciesfurcoplicatus

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height212.79.0018.013.56.36

Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 02:56:05
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:22:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Nei Mongol) Pseudomonotis furcoplicatus (109091)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Nei Mongol) Pseudomonotis furcoplicatus (type locality: 109256)