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Dimyodon richthofeni

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Dimyidae

Taxonomy
Dimyodon richthofeni was named by Bittner (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sett Sass (Frech coll), which is in a Triassic marine horizon in the Richthofen Formation of Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Dimyodon richthofeni Bittner

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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
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderProspondyloidinaWaller 2005
superfamilyDimyoideaFischer 1886
familyDimyidaeFischer 1886
genusDimyodonEtallon 1862
speciesrichthofeni

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.

Dimyodon richthofeni Bittner 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 18:05:30
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:05:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Triassic or 246.70000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Italy Dimyodon richthofeni (type locality: 202326)