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Cornellites mackayi

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Actinopteria mackayi was named by Fleming (1957). It is not extant. Its type specimen is GNS TM2062.

It was recombined as Cornellites mackayi by Bradshaw (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Actinopteria mackayi Fleming p. 138 figs. Pl. 14, figs 8 & 9
1999Cornellites mackayi Bradshaw

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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
genusCornellitesWilliams 1908
speciesmackayi()

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.

Cornellites mackayi Fleming 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 13:45:46
Modified: 2009-06-05 15:45:46
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47New Zealand Cornellites mackayi (40522 40525 40529)