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Permophorus subovalis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae

Taxonomy
Pleurophorus subovalis was named by Waagen (1881). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pleurophorina subovalis by Reed (1944); it was recombined as Permophorus subovalis by Nakazawa (1981).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. attenuatus, P. lunulus, P. subcostata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Pleurophorus subovalis Waagen p. 219 figs. Pl 18, figs 2,3
1911Pleurophorus subovalis Frech p. 187 figs. Pl 29, fig 1
1944Pleurophorina subovalis Reed
1981Permophorus subovalis Nakazawa p. 113 figs. Pl 11, figs 29,30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
superfamilyKalenteroideaMarwick 1953
familyKalenteridae
genusPermophorusChavan 1954
speciessubovalis()

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.

†Permophorus subovalis Waagen 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height216.314.818.016.42.28

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: shallow infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-11 11:02:47
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:02:47
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Changhsingian or 266.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Pakistan Pleurophorina subovalis (125843)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Hunan) Pleurophorus subovalis (123600)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Pleurophorina subovalis (126264) Pleurophorus subovalis (89056 119727)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17India (Kashmir) Permophorus subovalis (115367)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17India (Kashmir) Permophorus subovalis (115373)