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Falcatopinna bobwilliamsi

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae

Taxonomy
Falcatopinna bobwilliamsi was named by Yancey (2024). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is TXV-200 (FS), near Jacksboro, which is in a Virgilian marine shale in the Graham Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Falcatopinna bobwilliamsi Yancey

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPinnoideaLeach 1819
familyPinnidaeLeach 1819
genusFalcatopinna
speciesbobwilliamsi

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
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Gzhelian or 303.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Falcatopinna bobwilliamsi (236676)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Falcatopinna bobwilliamsi (type locality: 220414)