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Pleurikodonta elegans

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae

Taxonomy
Astartila (Pleurikodonta) elegans was named by Runnegar (1965). Its type specimen is CPC 5183 and is a mold. Its type locality is BMR B270a, Exmoor Homestead, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine sandstone in the Blenheim Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Pleurikodonta elegans by Waterhouse (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Astartila (Pleurikodonta) elegans Runnegar p. 247 figs. Pl 15, figs 17-19, 21-26
1987Pleurikodonta elegans Waterhouse p. 170 figs. Pl 10, figs 25,26

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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
—PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyEdmondioidea()
familyMegadesmidaeVokes 1967
genusPleurikodonta()
specieselegans()

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.

†Pleurikodonta elegans Runnegar 1965
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. B. Waterhouse 1987Small suboval shells with coarse low costae and well developed growth lamellae ventrally.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-12 12:35:42
Modified: 2009-10-12 14:35:42
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Clapham 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (Queensland) Astartila elegans (116735 116746 116750)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Australia (Queensland) Astartila elegans (116752)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Australia (Tasmania) Pleurikodonta elegans (51314 105434)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Australia (Queensland) Astartila elegans (type locality: 83195 83199 85054 116748 116749 116751)