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Loxopteria problematica

Bivalvia - Cyrtodontida - Dualinidae

Taxonomy
Avicula problematica was named by Münster (1840) [Avicula? problematica]. Its type specimen is BSPG AS VII 1725 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sosio Limestone near Palazzo Adriano (de Gregorio coll), which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in Italy.

It was recombined as Loxopteria problematica by Nagel-Myers et al. (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Avicula problematica Münster p. 53 figs. pl. 11 f. 6
2009Loxopteria problematica Nagel-Myers et al. pp. 177 - 178 figs. pl. 1 figs 9, 18, pl. 2 f. 4-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderCyrtodontidaScarlato and Starobogatov 1971
suborderPraecardiidina()
Antipleuroidei()
superfamilyDualinoideaConrath 1887
familyDualinidaeConrath 1887
subfamilyLoxopteriinae
genusLoxopteria
speciesproblematica(Münster 1840)

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.

Loxopteria problematica Münster 1840
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Modified: 2014-02-09 11:13:23
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Eaton 1871, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Middle Famennian or 368.50000 to 365.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2USA (Montana) Loxopteria problematica (157639)