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Pteria sterna

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Avicula sterna Gould p. 93
1857Avicula eximia Reeve figs. pl. 16
1857Avicula libella Reeve figs. pl. 17, figs. 4-6
1857Avicula peruviana Reeve
1895Avicula vivesi Rochebrune p. 240
1928Pteria rositae Hertlein p. 150 figs. Plate 25, fig. 3
1932Pteria rositae Loel and Corey p. 188 figs. Plate 9, figure 3
1961Pteria beiliana Olsson p. 146
1983Pteria rositae Moore p. A83 figs. Plate 24, figure 7
2012Pteria sterna Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 218
2021Pteria sterna Hendy

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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
speciessterna(Gould 1851)

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 sterna Gould 1851
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Invalid names: Avicula eximia Reeve 1857 [synonym], Avicula libella Reeve 1857 [synonym], Avicula peruviana Reeve 1857 [synonym], Avicula vivesi Rochebrune 1895 [synonym], Pteria beiliana Olsson 1961 [synonym], Pteria rositae Hertlein 1928 [synonym]
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Voigt 1973

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.04000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Pteria rositae (237423)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Pteria sterna (44963)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Panama (Panama) Pteria sterna (160395)