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Margaritifera flabellata

Bivalvia - Unionida - Margaritiferidae

Taxonomy
Unio flabellatus was named by Goldfuss (1837).

It was recombined as Margaritifera flabellata by Salvador et al. (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Unio flabellatus Goldfuss
2015Margaritifera flabellata Salvador et al. p. 210 figs. 3E-G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderUnionidinaGray 1854
superfamilyUnionoidea(Fleming 1828)
familyMargaritiferidaeHaas 1940
genusMargaritiferaSchumacher 1815
speciesflabellata(Goldfuss 1837)

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.

Margaritifera flabellata Goldfuss 1837
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the MN 6 or 15.98000 to 12.75000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Margaritifera flabellata (199608)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany Margaritifera flabellata (231122 231123)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Margaritifera flabellata (205187)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany Margaritifera flabellata (231124 231125 231127)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Unionidae sp. (175727)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Germany Margaritifera flabellata (231126 231129 231130 231131)