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Loxopteria dispar

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Dualinidae

Taxonomy
Avicula dispar was named by Sandberger and Sandberger (1856). It is the type species of Loxopteria.

It was recombined as Kochia dispar by Cox et al. (1969); it was recombined as Loxopteria dispar by Frech (1891) and Amler et al. (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Avicula dispar Sandberger and Sandberger
1891Loxopteria dispar Frech
1969Kochia dispar Cox et al. p. N302
2009Loxopteria dispar Amler et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderCyrtodontidaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
suborderPraecardiidina()
Antipleuroidei()
superfamilyDualinoideaConrath 1887
familyDualinidaeConrath 1887
subfamilyLoxopteriinae
genusLoxopteria
speciesdispar(Sandberger and Sandberger 1856)

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.

Loxopteria dispar Sandberger and Sandberger 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eaton 1871

Age range: Early/Lower Famennian or 372.15000 to 368.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Germany (Rhenish Massif) Loxopteria dispar (5960)