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Elimata polita

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Plagiostoma polita was named by Newell (1955). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kap Stosch, LK2, Hold With Hope Land, which is in a Wuchiapingian deep-water siltstone in the Ravnefjeld Formation of Greenland.

It was recombined as Elimata polita by Logan (1967).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Plagiostoma polita Newell p. 23 figs. Pl 4, figs 1-3
1967Elimata polita Logan p. 31

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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
—Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusElimata
speciespolita()

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.

†Elimata polita Newell 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height42.532.103.402.400.574

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 09:06:10
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:36:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Greenland Plagiostoma polita (type locality: 107444)