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Pholadomya pleuromyaeformis

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae

Taxonomy
Pholadomya pleuromyaeformis was named by Choffat (1888). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dombe-Grande (couches à Pholadomya pleuromyaeformis), which is in an Aptian marine sandstone in Angola.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. aequalis, P. agassizi, P. agassizii, P. agrioensis, P. agrioensis, P. agrioensis, P. albina, P. alpina, P. ambiguus, P. ambiqua, P. anatina, P. angustata, P. anterumbonis, P. arenacea, P. ashikitensis, P. aubreyi, P. aubri, P. avellana, P. bellona, P. belviderensis, P. brevitesta, P. canaliculata, P. caudata, P. coahuilensis, P. coloradensis, P. coloradoensis, P. compta, P. conradi, P. constricta, P. cordata, P. cornueliana, P. crassa, P. cuneata, P. deltoidea, P. divionensis, P. dp., P. elisabethae, P. elliptica, P. escheri, P. fabrina, P. favrina, P. foliacea, P. franciscae, P. gillieroni, P. givensis, P. glabra, P. goldenensis, P. gracilis, P. granulosa, P. harrisi, P. hemicardia, P. heraulti, P. hesterna, P. hortulana, P. houghti, P. idea, P. inaequiplicatus, P. indica, P. ingens, P. intermedia, P. jamaicensis, P. japonica, P. kachchhensis, P. kamtschatica, P. kasimiri, P. kingi, P. konincki, P. konincki, P. leonensis, P. lineata, P. lucerna, P. lyrata, P. majanatschensis, P. marrotiana, P. martini, P. mauryi, P. media, P. minuta, P. moeschi, P. murchinsoni, P. murchisoni, P. neozelanica, P. nodulifera, P. papyracea, P. parcicosta, P. petropolitana, P. picteti, P. plagemani, P. plagemanii, P. plagemanni, P. pongensis, P. qunuana, P. reticulata, P. romani, P. rostrata, P. rostrata, P. rustica, P. saidi, P. salzbergensis, P. sanctacrucis, P. sanctae-crucis, P. scaphoides, P. semicostata, P. simpsoni, P. spectoensis, P. subaffinis, P. sublevis, P. suspensa, P. takashimaensis, P. takashimensis, P. tigris, P. tigroides, P. tippana, P. triboleti, P. tuberculata, P. turunagai, P. uniformis, P. uralensis, P. utcholokensis, P. vaticana, P. ventricosa, P. villanyensis, P. villersensis, P. weissi, P. woodvardi, P. woodwardi, P. puschii, P. aubryi, P. brevitesta, P. cornueliana, P. fontainei, P. lirata, P. miyamotoi, P. somensis, P. subpedelnalis, P. ornata, P. constricta, P. laitmairensis, P. uitoe, P. aequalis, P. alpina, P. beaumontensis, P. deltoidea, P. douville, P. douvillei, P. hesterna, P. japonica, P. kachchhensis, P. konincki, P. konioki, P. murchinsoni, P. norini, P. oretiensis, P. rectidorsata, P. reticulata, P. romani, P. socialis, P. tuberculata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Pholadomya pleuromyaeformis Choffat p. 84 figs. Pl 5, figs 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyPholadomyoideaKing 1844
familyPholadomyidaeKing 1844
genusPholadomyaSowerby 1823
speciespleuromyaeformis

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: deep infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 06:48:13
Modified: 2009-10-10 16:18:40
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 119.57000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Angola Pholadomya pleuromyaeformis (type locality: 210857)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Angola Pholadomya pleuromyaeformis (88877)