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Pteria plana

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Pteroperna plana Morris and Lycett
2004Pteria plana Lazar

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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
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyPteriidaeGray 1847
genusPteriaScopoli 1777
speciesplana(Morris and Lycett 1854)

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.

Pteria plana Morris and Lycett 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: minorf
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-17 19:45:38
Modified: 2009-08-17 21:45:38
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Voigt 1973, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Aalenian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 174.70000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9United Kingdom (Yorkshire) Pteroperna plana (220494)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Romania Pteria plana (122238)
Bajocian - Early/Lower Bathonian170.9 - 165.3China (Qinghai) Pteria plana (37883 37888 37899)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany Pteroperna plana (34608)