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Pseudelliptio longus

Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae

Taxonomy
Pseudelliptio longus was named by Zhu (1976). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Qagan Limen Nur, Sonid Youqi, which is in a Cretaceous fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Qagan Limen Nur Formation of China. It is the type species of Pseudelliptio.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Pseudelliptio longus Zhu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderUnionidinaGray 1854
superfamilyUnionoidea(Fleming 1828)
familyUnionidaeRafinesque 1820
genusPseudelliptioZhu 1976
specieslongusZhu 1976

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
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Cretaceous or 145.00000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5China (Inner Mongolia) Pseudelliptio longus (type locality: 200958)