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Pleuromya papyracea

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pleuromyidae

Taxonomy

Pleuromya papyracea was named by Gabb (1869).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

P. aequata, P. africana, P. angusta, P. baoqingensis, P. brevis, P. carlottensis, P. costata, P. crassa, P. curta, P. decurtata, P. depressa, P. didimtuensis, P. donacina, P. dunkeri, P. elegans, P. exarata, P. forsbergi, P. forsbergi, P. glabra, P. hashidatensis, P. hidensis, P. inconstans, P. infida, P. jurassi, P. laeviscula, P. lagenalis, P. lata, P. latarugata, P. liasina, P. ligeriensis, P. lutraria, P. macroides, P. mactroides, P. muscoloides, P. musculoides, P. nitens, P. oblongata, P. ovata, P. peregrina, P. polonica, P. pseudoelongata, P. recurva, P. rimata, P. securiformis, P. serotina, P. sichotica, P. simplex, P. sinuata, P. sinuosa, P. spitiensis, P. striatula, P. subelongata, P. submusculoides, P. subventricosa, P. tenuistria, P. triangula, P. triangularis, P. unioniformis, P. uralensis, P. voltzii, P. wakasana, P. xiangensis

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1869	Pleuromya papyracea Gabb p. 178 figs. PI. 29, Fig. 66
1930	Pleuromya papyracea Stewart p. 303 figs. Plate 2, fig. 5
1938	Pleuromya papyracea Anderson p. 115

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)
infraclass	Heteroconchia	(Gray 1854)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
—	Cardiata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Pholadiformii	Gray 1854
order	Pholadida	Gray 1854
superfamily	Pleuromyoidea	Dall 1900
family	Pleuromyidae	Dall 1900
genus	Pleuromya	(Meek 1873)
species	papyracea

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.

†Pleuromya papyracea Gabb 1869

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitec

Locomotion:

facultatively mobilec

Life habit:

infaunalc

Diet:

suspension feederc

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2004-02-28 11:33:36

Modified:

2010-02-12 03:59:35

Source: c = class

Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Turonian or 132.60000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (9 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian	132.6 - 125.77	USA (California)	Pleuromya papyracea (83592)
Hauterivian	132.6 - 125.77	USA (Oregon)	Pleuromya papyracea (239774)
Late/Upper Hauterivian	132.6 - 125.77	USA (California)	Pleuromya papyracea (216291 225530)
Hauterivian - Early/Lower Barremian	132.6 - 121.4	USA (California)	Pleuromya papyracea (216285 216286)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian	119.57 - 110.1	USA (California)	Pleuromya papyracea (225527)
Albian	113.2 - 100.5	USA (California)	Pleuromya papyracea (225529)
Turonian	93.9 - 89.8	USA (California)	Pleuromya papyracea (220375)