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Pseudoptera coerulescens

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Taxonomy
Avicula coerulescens was named by Nilsson (1827).

It was recombined as Pseudoptera coerulescens by Dhondt and Jagt (1987).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. viana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Avicula coerulescens Nilsson
1987Pseudoptera coerulescens Dhondt and Jagt

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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
familyBakevelliidae
genusPseudopteraMeek 1873
speciescoerulescens(Nilsson 1827)

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.

†Pseudoptera coerulescens Nilsson 1827
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 02:20:46
Modified: 2007-11-26 09:50:53
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Pseudoptera coerulescens (27818 27822)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Pseudoptera coerulescens (1321)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0France (Normandy) Pseudoptera coerulescens (1325)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Kazakhstan Pseudoptera coerulescens (1343)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0United Kingdom (England) Pseudoptera coerulescens (1389)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany Pseudoptera coerulescens (1349)