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Pelecyora aequilateralis

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

Taxonomy
Venus aequilateralis was named by Gabb (1869).

It was recombined as Pitaria aequilateralis by Hanna (1927); it was recombined as Pelecyora aequilateralis by Stewart (1930), Squires (1999).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Venus aequilateralis Gabb p. 184 figs. PI. 30, Fig. 76
1927Pitaria aequilateralis Hanna p. 288 figs. Plate 39, figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, and 12
1930Pelecyora aequilateralis Stewart pp. 237 - 238 figs. Plate 8, fig. 13
1999Pelecyora aequilateralis Squires p. 22 figs. Figures 40 - 41

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyVeneroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVeneridaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCallocardiinae(Dall 1895)
genusPelecyoraDall 1902
speciesaequilateralis()

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: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:38:03
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:15:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Pelecyora aequilateralis (200657 200729 200730 200731 200732 200733 200734 210283 210285 210286 210289 210290 228148)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Oregon) Pelecyora aequilateralis (200874 200875 200877 200914)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Oregon) Pelecyora aequilateralis (200861)