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Palaeomutela australis

Bivalvia - Actinodontida - Palaeomutelidae

Taxonomy
Palaeomutela australis was named by Guerrini et al. (2020). Its type specimen is DZP-20180, a valve (left valve), and it is a mold. Its type locality is Outcrop 3, Paulo Frontin, which is in a Capitanian/Wuchiapingian lacustrine - large siliciclastic in the Rio do Rasto Formation of Brazil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Palaeomutela australis Guerrini et al. fig. 8

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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
speciesaustralis

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 australis Guerrini et al. 2020
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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: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 264.28000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.14Brazil (Paraná) Palaeomutela australis (209022 209023 type locality: 209024)