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Pseudobigalea

Rostroconchia - Conocardiida - Pseudobigaleaidae

Taxonomy
Pseudobigalea was named by Hoare et al. (1982) [Sepkoski's age data: C Mosc-u Sepkoski's reference number: 282]. It is not extant. Its type is Pseudobigalea crista. It is the type genus of Pseudobigaleaidae.

It was assigned to Hippocardiidae by Hoare et al. (1982); to Pseudobigaleaidae by Hoare et al. (2002); to Conocardioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pseudobigaleainae by Rogalla and Amler (2006).

Species
P. crista (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Pseudobigalea Hoare et al.
2002Pseudobigalea Hoare et al. p. 5
2002Pseudobigalea Sepkoski
2006Pseudobigalea Rogalla and Amler p. 170

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classRostroconchia
orderConocardiida()
superfamilyHippocardioideaPojeta and Runnegar 1976
familyPseudobigaleaidae
subfamilyPseudobigaleainaeHoare et al. 2002
genusPseudobigalea

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. †Pseudobigalea Hoare et al. 1982
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Pseudobigalea crista Hoare et al. 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: semi-infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-03-19 04:13:00
Modified: 2008-03-19 06:13:00
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Moscovian to the top of the Virgilian or 315.20000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atokan318.6 - 312.8USA (Ohio) Pseudoconocardium parrishi (79351)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Missouri) P. crista (69773)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Kansas) P. sp. (113)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Ohio) P. crista (71963) Pseudoconocardium parrishi (72004 72009)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kentucky) P. crista (79332)