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Pycnodonte (Phygraea) sarmientoi

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Discussion

dedicated to D. F. Sarmiento for his contribution to the research in Argentina

Taxonomy
Pycnodonte (Phygraea) sarmientoi was named by Casadio (1998). Its type specimen is GHUNLPam 6012, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerros Bayos, which is in a Danian deep subtidal ramp marl in the Roca Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Pycnodonte (Phygraea) sarmientoi Casadio
2017Pycnodonte (Phygraea) sarmientoi Brezina et al. p. 113

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyPycnodonteinaeStenzel 1959
genusPycnodonte(Fischer von Waldheim 1835)
subgenusPhygraea(Vyalov 1936)
speciessarmientoi

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 17:10:00
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:10:00
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Steuber 2002

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Río Negro) Pycnodonte sarmientoi (220768)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Neuquén) Pycnodonte sarmientoi (220769)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (La Pampa) Pycnodonte sarmientoi (type locality: 5160 220764 220765)