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Pleurophorus meeki

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Pleurophorus meeki Walcott p. 246 figs. Plate viii, fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
superfamilyKalenteroideaMarwick 1953
familyKalenteridae
genusPleurophorusChavan 1954
speciesmeeki

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.

Pleurophorus meeki Walcott 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: shallow infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-11 11:02:47
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:02:47
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Kungurian or 358.86000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (California) Pleurophorus meeki (214521)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (New Mexico) Pleurophorus meeki (233342)