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Pteromya

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Ceratomyidae

Taxonomy
Pteromya was named by Moore (1861) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Rhae J Hett-l Sepkoski's reference number: 715]. It is not extant. Its type is Pteromya crowcombeia.

It was assigned to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ceratomyidae by Cox (1963), Marquez-Aliaga et al. (2010) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Pteromya Moore
1963Pteromya Cox
2002Pteromya Sepkoski
2010Pteromya Marquez-Aliaga et al. p. 191
2014Pteromya Ros-Franch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyPleuromyoideaDall 1900
familyCeratomyidaeArkell 1934
genusPteromyaMoore 1861

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. †Pteromya Moore 1861
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†Pteromya coxi Freneix and Cubaynes 1984
†Pteromya crowcombeia Moore 1861
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Invalid names: Pteromya simplex Moore 1861 [synonym]
†Pteromya langportensis Richardson and Tutcher 1916
†Pteromya tatei Richardson and Tutcher 1916
†Pteromya vaurensis Freneix and Cubaynes 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:33:36
Modified: 2010-02-12 03:59:35
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Hettangian or 208.50000 to 199.30000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (Yorkshire) P. tatei (219460 219461)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Netherlands P. sp. (137658 137660)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (Somerset) P. crowcombeia (62956 206565)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) P. crowcombeia (206568)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Spain P. crowcombeia (114566 114567 114570 114571) P. sp. (201830) P. sp., P. crowcombeia (201831)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom P. crowcombia (78459)
Rhaetian - Hettangian208.5 - 199.3Switzerland (Vaud) P. simplex (206567)
Rhaetian - Hettangian208.5 - 199.3United Kingdom (England) P. langportensis (206569 206570 206571 206572 206573)
Rhaetian - Hettangian208.5 - 199.3France (Moselle) P. crowcombeia (206566)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Spain P. sp., P. tatei (201832) P. tatei (201829)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3United Kingdom (Worcestershire) P. tatei (206577)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3United Kingdom (Warwickshire) P. tatei (206579)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3United Kingdom (Somerset) P. tatei (206574 206575 206576)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3United Kingdom (Cheshire) P. wilkesleyensis (206581)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3United Kingdom (Yorkshire) P. sp., P. wilkesleyensis (219462) P. tatei (206580)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) P. sp. (204159 204161)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3United Kingdom (Dorset) P. tatei (206578)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (England) Pleuromya tatei (29227 29228 163299)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5Spain P. tatei (114544 114547 114551 114552 114553 114561 114572 114574)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (England) P. tatei (195946)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5France P. vaurensis (141984)