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Falcatopinna

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae

Taxonomy
Falcatopinna was named by Yancey (2024). Its type is Falcatopinna meeki.

It was assigned to Pinnidae by Yancey (2024).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Falcatopinna Yancey

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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
superfamilyPinnoideaLeach 1819
familyPinnidaeLeach 1819
genusFalcatopinna

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. †Falcatopinna Yancey 2024
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Falcatopinna knighti Beede 1901
Falcatopinna meeki Yancey 2024
Falcatopinna winchelli Yancey 2024
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 06:15:03
Modified: 2009-08-17 21:48:23
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Missourian to the top of the Leonardian or 306.00000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) F. meeki (236608 236609) F. winchelli (236607)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) F. winchelli (236678 236679)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) F. sp. (236605)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) F. winchelli (236610)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) F. bobwilliamsi (236676)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Nebraska) F. knighti (236630)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) F. bobwilliamsi (220414)
Leonardian286.0 - 274.4USA (Texas) F. sp. (236681)