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Permophorus arcus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae

Taxonomy
Permophorus arcus was named by Kues (2004). Its type specimen is 16,007-3 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 11-M-1, La Luz Canyon, which is in a Gzhelian carbonate limestone/limestone in the Laborcita Formation of New Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Permophorus arcus Kues p. 199 figs. 19.5-19.10

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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
genusPermophorusChavan 1954
speciesarcus

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.

Permophorus arcus Kues 2004
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Gzhelian or 303.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Permophorus arcus (type locality: 156716)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Permophorus arcus (156695 156713 156715)