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Pseudoptera themedensis

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Taxonomy
Pseudoptera themedensis was named by El Qot (2006). Its type specimen is BU2004TH B229 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is East Themed area, Abu Qada Formation, Sinai - Bed 11, which is in a Turonian open shallow subtidal marl in the Abu Qada Formation of Egypt.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Pseudoptera themedensis El Qot p. 31 figs. pl. 4, figs. 4a-b, 5a-b, 7

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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
familyBakevelliidae
genusPseudopteraMeek 1873
speciesthemedensis

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.

Pseudoptera themedensis El Qot 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 02:20:46
Modified: 2007-11-26 09:50:53
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt Pseudoptera themedensis (type locality: 114815)