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Confusionella

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Confusionella Hofmann and Hautmann p. 559

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyPteriidaeGray 1847
genusConfusionella

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.

G. †Confusionella Hofmann and Hautmann 2013
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†Confusionella laczkoi Bittner 1901
†Confusionella loczyi Bittner 1901
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Invalid names: Aviculopecten disjunctus Girty 1927 [synonym], Pecten (Chlamys) kryshtofowichi Kiparisova 1938 [synonym], Pecten sojalis Wittenburg 1908 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height321.017.125.121.53.99

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: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 05:06:17
Modified: 2009-08-17 21:45:10
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Olenekian or 251.20000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Hungary (Bakony) Pseudomonotis laczkoi (203239)
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2Japan (Fukui) Pecten sojalis (39972 39975)
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2Japan (Miyazaki) Chlamys kryshtofowichi (40551)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Utah) C. loczyi (156011 156013 156014 156016 156017 156018 156021 156025 156096 156097 156098 156102 156103 156104 156108 156109 156110)
Smithian - Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Nevada) Aviculopecten disjunctus (35168)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Italy (South Tyrol) Pecten sojalis (205021 205022 205025)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2USA (Wyoming) Aviculopecten disjunctus (108749)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Barentsøya) Pecten sojalis (212890)