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Pleurophorus overbecki

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae

Taxonomy
Pleurophorus overbecki was named by Smith (1927). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 9384, south bank of Yukon River, which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in Alaska.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Pleurophorus overbecki Smith p. 111 figs. Pl 101, fig 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
superfamilyKalenteroideaMarwick 1953
familyKalenteridae
genusPleurophorusChavan 1954
speciesoverbecki

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.

Pleurophorus overbecki Smith 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: shallow infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-11 11:02:47
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:02:47
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Julian or 235.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0USA (Alaska) Pleurophorus overbecki (type locality: 144378)