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Periplomya whitneyi

Bivalvia - Pandorida - Laternulidae

Taxonomy
Tellina (Sanguinolaria) whitneyi was named by Gabb (1864).

It was recombined as Periplomya whitneyi by Stewart (1930) and Anderson (1958).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Tellina (Sanguinolaria) whitneyi Gabb p. 160 figs. PI. 30, Fig. 242
1930Periplomya whitneyi Stewart pp. 299 - 300 figs. Plate fig. 12
1958Periplomya whitneyi Anderson p. 119

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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
orderPandoridaStewart 1930
superfamilyPandoroidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLaternulidaeHedley 1918
genusPeriplomyaConrad 1870
specieswhitneyi()

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.

†Periplomya whitneyi Gabb 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-09 06:42:10
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:42:10
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Tellina whitneyi (44241)