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Scythentolium tirolicum

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae

Taxonomy
Pecten (Leptochondria) tirolicus was named by Bittner (1895). It is a mold. Its type locality is St. Cassian (K.K. Geol Reichsanstalt coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy. It is the type species of Scythentolium.

It was recombined as Pecten tirolicus by Ogilvie Gordon (1927); it was recombined as Scythentolium tirolicum by Neri and Posenato (1985).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Pecten (Leptochondria) tirolicus Bittner
1908Pecten (Leptochondria) tirolicus Wittenburg
1927Pecten tirolicus Ogilvie Gordon
1985Scythentolium tirolicum Neri and Posenato figs. Pl 3, fig 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)
suborderEntoliidina
superfamilyEntolioideaTeppner 1922
familyEntoliidaeKorobkov 1960
genusScythentoliumAllasinaz 1972
speciestirolicum()

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.

Scythentolium tirolicum Bittner 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height111.5

Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 04:59:44
Modified: 2010-02-19 03:36:00
Source: f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Julian or 248.10000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Italy (South Tyrol) Pecten tirolicus (204992)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Italy Scythentolium tirolicum (115787 115788 115791)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Pecten tirolicus (144634)