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Tolmaia

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Pterinea (Tolmaia) was named by Williams (1908).

It was reranked as Tolmaia by Williams (1908), Johnston (1993).

It was assigned to Bivalvia by Williams (1908); to Pterinea by Williams (1913); and to Pterineidae by Johnston (1993).

Subtaxa
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Pterinea (Tolmaia) Williams
1908Tolmaia Williams p. 86
1913Pterinea (Tolmaia) Williams
1993Tolmaia Johnston

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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(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
familyPterineidae
genusTolmaia(Williams 1908)

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.

G. †Tolmaia Williams 1908
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Tolmaia lineata Goldfuss 1863
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 18:35:53
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:10:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ludfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Emsian or 425.00000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7United Kingdom (England) Pterinea lineata (8312)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Vietnam Pterinea lineata (83248 83291)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5China (Heilongjiang) T. squamosa (25844)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Australia (New South Wales) T. erugisulca (35557 35558)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Luxembourg T. lineata (232220 232281)