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Perrisonota

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Taxonomy
Perrisonota was named by Conrad (1869) [m. kosnik taxon no: 6491].

It was assigned to Malletiinae by Jablonksi (2000) and Kosnik (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Perissonota Jablonksi

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyMalletiidae(Adams and Adams 1858)
genusPerrisonotaConrad 1869

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. †Perrisonota Conrad 1869
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: deposit feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:26:01
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:26:01
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (41 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Perissonata protexta (4282) Perissonata sp., Perissonata protexta (4269 4277)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Perissonata gabbi (4331) Perissonata littlei, Perissonata sp., Perissonata protexta (4286) Perissonata sp. (4255 4263 4283 4321)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Perissonata littlei (4370) Perissonata littlei, Perissonata protexta (4367 4368 4369 4373) Perissonata littlei, Perissonata sp. (4365) Perissonata protexta (4371 4372)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Perissonata protexta (4126)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Perissonata littlei (4201) Perissonata protexta (4216 4225) Perissonata sp. (4237)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Perissonata littlei (4427 4435 4441 4453 4456 4458 4465 4466) Perissonata littlei, Perissonata sp. (4477) Perissonata protexta (4426 4467) Perissonata sp. (4431 4454 4488)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Perissonata protexta (4145)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Perissonata littlei, Perissonata protexta (4380)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Perissonata sp. (4528 4529 4548)