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Palaeopinna flabellum

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Palaeopinna flabellum was named by Hall (1884). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Schoharie, Oriskany Sandstone. Hall Locality, which is in a Pragian/Emsian marine sandstone in the Oriskany Formation of New York. It is the type species of Palaeopinna.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Palaeopinna flabellum Hall pp. 240 - 241 figs. pl. XXV, FIG. 18 ; AND PLATE LXXXVII , f. 4
1969Palaeopinna flabellum Cox et al. p. N301 fig. C35,4

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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
genusPalaeopinnaHall 1883
speciesflabellum

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.

Palaeopinna flabellum Hall 1884
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Givetian or 410.62000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47USA (New York) Palaeopinna flabellum (type locality: 233201)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Quebec) Palaeopinna flabellum (233202)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) Palaeopinna flabellum (111443)