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Praegonia coombsi

Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Prosogyrotrigoniidae

Taxonomy
Praegonia coombsi was named by Fleming (1962). Its type specimen is OU 3719, a valve (right valve), and it is a mold. Its type locality is White Hill, northern Taringatura Hills, which is in a Ladinian marine horizon in New Zealand. It is the type species of Praegonia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Praegonia coombsi Fleming p. 2 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderTrigoniida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyTrigonioidea(Lamarck 1819)
familyProsogyrotrigoniidaeKobayashi 1954
subfamilyPraegoniinae
genusPraegonia
speciescoombsi

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.

Praegonia coombsi Fleming 1962
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
right valve height120.0

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:34:20
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:34:20
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Ladinian or 241.46400 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0New Zealand (Southland) Praegonia coombsi (type locality: 137175)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0New Zealand Praegonia coombsi (135171 137176 137177)