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Pleuromya unioides
Taxonomy
Venus unioides was named by Roemer (1835).
It was recombined as Pleuromya unioides by Valls et al. (2004).
It was recombined as Pleuromya unioides by Valls et al. (2004).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. aequata, P. angusta, P. crassa, P. curta, P. didimtuensis, P. exarata, P. jurassi, P. lata, P. latarugata, P. mactroides, P. musculoides, P. nitens, P. oblongata, P. pseudoelongata, P. serotina, P. sichotica, P. simplex, P. spitiensis, P. submusculoides, P. triangularis, P. unioniformis, P. uralensis, P. voltzii, P. xiangensis
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1835 | Venus unioides Roemer p. 109 figs. Pl 8, fig 6 |
| 1869 | Pleuromya meridionalis Dumortier p. 259 figs. Pl 29, figs 8,9 |
| 2004 | Pleuromya unioides Valls et al. p. 171 figs. Pl 4, figs 10-12; text-figs 11,12 |
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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.
†Pleuromya unioides Roemer 1835
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Invalid names: Pleuromya meridionalis Dumortier 1869 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 7 | 23.8 | 19.7 | 33.5 | 24.3 | 4.80 | |
| valve height | 1 | 20.0 | - | - | - | - |
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Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Aalenian or 201.40000 to 170.90000 Ma
Collections (17 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hettangian | Greenland | Pleuromya unioides (162106) | |
| Oxynotum | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Pleuromya unioides (133092) | |
| Semicostatum | Canada (Alberta) | Pleuromya unioides (133090) | |
| Davoei | Spain (Aragon) | Pleuromya unioides (146719 146724) | |
| Early/Lower Pliensbachian | Germany (Niedersachsen) | Pleuromya meridionalis (126923) | |
| Early/Lower Pliensbachian | Serbia | Pleuromya unioides (73325 73327) | |
| Ibex | Spain (Aragon) | Pleuromya unioides (146712 146716 146808 146817) | |
| Margaritatus | Spain (Aragon) | Pleuromya unioides (98414) | |
| Spinatum | Spain (Aragon) | Pleuromya unioides (98419 146756 146827) | |
| Late/Upper Toarcian - Aalenian | France | Pleuromya unioides (51501) |