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Porterius woodfordi

Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae

Taxonomy
Barbatia woodfordi was named by Hanna (1927). Its type specimen is UCMP 31062, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Porterius woodfordi by Reinhart (1937), Moore (1983), Hickman (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Barbatia woodfordi Hanna p. 273 figs. Plate 27, figures 1, 6, 8, and 10
1937Porterius woodfordi Reinhart pp. 176 - 178
1983Porterius woodfordi Moore pp. A46 - A47 figs. Plate 10, figure 3, 4
2023Porterius woodfordi Hickman p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyParallelodontidaeDall 1898
genusPorterius()
specieswoodfordi()

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.

Porterius woodfordi Hanna 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-10 16:21:52
Modified: 2009-10-10 18:21:52
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Porterius woodfordi (122294)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Barbatia woodfordi (200720)