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Leptochondria illyrica

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae

Taxonomy
Pseudomonotis illyrica was named by Bittner (1901). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Hudiklanec, which is in a Carnian carbonate limestone in Slovenia.

It was recombined as Leptochondria illyrica by Sha (1995) and Sha and Grant-Mackie (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Pseudomonotis illyrica Bittner
1995Leptochondria illyrica Sha p. 92 figs. Pl 26, fig 10
1996Leptochondria illyrica Sha and Grant-Mackie fig. 3K

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyHeteropectinoideaBeurlen 1954
familyHunanopectinidaeYin 1985
subfamilyAsoellinae()
genusLeptochondria
speciesillyrica()

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.

Leptochondria illyrica Bittner 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height37.927.408.408.000.503

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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Carnian or 251.30000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guizhou) Leptochondria illyrica (85127)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Qinghai) Leptochondria illyrica (56724)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Qinghai) Leptochondria illyrica (101030 101033 101039)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Slovenia Pseudomonotis illyrica (206261)