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Lamprotula

Bivalvia - Unionida - Unionidae

Taxonomy
Lamprotula was named by Simpson (1900). It is extant.

It was assigned to Unionidae by Simpson (1900) and Van Itterbeeck et al. (2007); and to Lamprotulinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Lamprotula Simpson
2007Lamprotula Van Itterbeeck et al. p. 69
2010Lamprotula Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderUnionidinaGray 1854
superfamilyUnionoidea(Fleming 1828)
familyUnionidaeRafinesque 1820
genusLamprotulaSimpson 1900

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. Lamprotula Simpson 1900
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Subg. Lamprotula (Cuneolamprotula) Gu and Huang 1976
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Subg. †Lamprotula (Sinolamprotula) Gu and Huang 1976
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Invalid names: Lamprotula (Richthofenia) Modell 1964 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Gashatan or 170.30000 to 55.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 168.3 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3China (Sichuan) L. sichuanensis (200966)
Gashatan58.7 - 55.8China (Nei Mongol) L. sp. (71075)