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Actinopteria boydi

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Avicula boydi Conrad
1877Pterinea boydi Miller p. 201
1883Actinopteria delta Hall
1883Actinopteria epsilon Hall
1884Actinopteria boydi Walcott p. 166 figs. Plate v, fig. 2
2018Actinopteria boydi Nagel-Myers et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
familyPterineidae
genusActinopteria
speciesboydi(Conrad 1842)

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.

Actinopteria boydi Conrad 1842
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Invalid names: Actinopteria delta Hall 1883 [synonym], Actinopteria epsilon Hall 1883 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 07:55:45
Modified: 2009-06-05 15:41:46
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Devonian to the top of the Mississippian or 393.30000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (120 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Colombia Actinopteria boydi (36017)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Italy Pteria boydi (26253)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) Actinopteria boydi (91091 91215 91216 91217 91237 91246)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Actinopteria boydi (9382 9383 9399 9403 9404 9500 9504 9600 9601 9602 9603 9604 9605 9606 9607 9608 9609 9610 9611 9612 84470 86241 86247 86250 86264 86267 86268 86321 86326 86327 86334 86335 86336 86339 86340 86385 86387 86640 86641 86643 86644 86649 86650 86652 86656 86657 89657 89894 89897 89901 89908 89919 89931 89939 89964 89967 89968 89970 89985 90841 90842 90843 90844 90847 90848 90850 90853 90855 90856 96338 96343 96344 96345 96356 96360 96364 96367 96375 96376 96382 96385 96386 96389 111343 111421 111442 111471 111631 111640 111831 111832 111837 111839 111842)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Indiana) Actinopteria boydi (170009)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Maryland) Ptychopteria boydi (54955)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Illinois) Ptychopteria boydi (157345)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Pennsylvania) Actinopteria boydi (9659)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) Actinopteria boydi (76554 76564 76565) Ptychopteria boydi (38450 38452 38456 38458 38459 38460 38461 38462 38463)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (New York) Actinopteria boydi (3810)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (California) Actinopteria boydi (214521)