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Permophorus tropidophorus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae

Taxonomy
Pleurophorus tropidophorus was named by Meek (1875). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Permophorus tropidophorus by Kues (1991).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. attenuatus, P. lunulus, P. subcostata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Pleurophorus tropidophorus Meek p. 338 figs. pl. 19 f. 10a-b
1900Pleurophorus tropidophorus Beede p. 162 figs. pl. 20 f. 7
1922Pleurophorus tropidophorus Morningstar pp. 240-241 figs. pl. 13 f. 20-21
1961Pleurophorus tropidophorus Hoare pp. 124-125 figs. pl. 15 f. 9-10
1991Permophorus tropidophorus Kues p. 238 figs. 2.33-2.36

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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
speciestropidophorus()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height48.423.0014.510.84.84

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: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Morrowan to the top of the Sakmarian or 323.40000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Ohio) Pleurophorus tropidophorus (184126)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9Belize Pleurophorus tropidophorus (209333)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Pleurophorus tropidophorus (70134 70288 70381)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Missouri) Pleurophorus tropidophorus (237795)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Permophorus tropidophorus (160176 160177 160178)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Ohio) Pleurophorus tropidophorus (71993)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India (Kashmir) Pleurophorus tropidophorus (86543)