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Palaeomutela oblonga

Bivalvia - Actinodontida - Palaeomutelidae

Taxonomy
Iridina oblonga was named by Jones (1890). It is a mold. Its type locality is Maramura, by Karonga, which is in a Wuchiapingian fluvial-lacustrine shale in the Chiweta Formation of Malawi.

It was recombined as Palaeomutela oblonga by Newton (1910).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Iridina oblonga Jones p. 557
1910Palaeomutela oblonga Newton p. 243 figs. Pl 19, figs 11-14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderActinodontida()
superfamilyPalaeomuteloideaLahusen 1897
familyPalaeomutelidaeWeir 1967
genusPalaeomutelaAmalitsky 1892
speciesoblonga()

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.

†Palaeomutela oblonga Jones 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterg
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2023-04-05 12:49:19
Modified: 2023-04-05 12:49:19
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Silantiev and Carter 2015

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Malawi Iridina oblonga (type locality: 208779) Palaeomutela oblonga (208780)