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Fentounia helicorostrata

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Praecardiidae

Taxonomy
Fentounia helicorostrata was named by Liu (1983). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NIGPAS 62861. Its type locality is Fentou, Nanjing, which is in a Wenlock marine horizon in the Fentou Formation of China. It is the type species of Fentounia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Fentounia helicorostrata Liu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—ArcioniGray 1854
orderCyrtodontidaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
suborderPraecardiidina()
—PraecardioideiNewell 1965
superfamilyPraecardioideaHoernes 1884
familyPraecardiidaeHoernes 1884
genusFentouniaLiu 1983
specieshelicorostrataLiu 1983

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
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: Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Wenlock or 432.90000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7China (Jiangsu) Fentounia helicorostrata (type locality: 200827)