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Pleuronectes elongatus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pleuronectes elongatus was named by Frost (1925). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nisam, which is in a Neogene marine horizon in Indonesia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Pleuronectes elongatus Frost p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
—PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusPleuronectes(Röding 1798)
specieselongatus

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.

†Pleuronectes elongatus Frost 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilesubg
Life habit: epifaunalsubg
Diet: suspension feedersubg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 08:16:34
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:16:34
Source: subg = subgenus, f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Neogene or 23.04000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neogene23.04 - 2.58Indonesia (Aceh) Pleuronectes elongatus (type locality: 223640)