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Pseudoclaraia aurantiformis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Claraiidae

Taxonomy
Pseudoclaraia aurantiformis was named by Zhang Zuo-ming (1980). Its type specimen is NIGPAS 55865 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Qinglong County, Feixianguan Fm, which is in an Induan marine limestone in the Feixianguan Formation of China. It is the type species of Pseudoclaraia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Pseudoclaraia aurantiformis Zhang Zuo-ming

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyPterinopectinoideaNewell 1938
familyClaraiidaeGavrilova 1996
subfamilyClaraiinaeGavrilova 1996
tribeClaraiiniGavrilova 1996
genusPseudoclaraiaBittner 1901
speciesaurantiformisZhang Zuo-ming 1980

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.

Pseudoclaraia aurantiformis Zhang Zuo-ming 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 02:56:05
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:22:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Induan or 251.90200 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan251.902 - 249.9China (Guizhou) Pseudoclaraia aurantiformis (type locality: 105110)