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Palaeoconcha samenoha

Bivalvia - Afghanodesmatida - Similodontidae

Taxonomy
Ctenodonta samenoha was named by Kobayashi (1934) [TYPE LOCALITY: Chikunsan beds of the Chosen Group at Makkol, Taebaeksan area, Kangwon-do, South Korea; Middle Ordovician (Llandeilan).]. Its type specimen is UMUT PM0544, PM0545 and is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Palaeoconcha samenoha by Hayami and Kase (1977).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Ctenodonta samenoha Kobayashi p. 348 figs. pl. 3, figs. 10, 11
1977Palaeoconcha samenoha Hayami and Kase

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderAfghanodesmatida
superfamilyTironuculoideaBabin 1982
familySimilodontidae
genusPalaeoconchaMiller 1889
speciessamenoha(Kobayashi 1934)

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.

Palaeoconcha samenoha Kobayashi 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 12:42:43
Modified: 2009-06-05 14:42:43
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Llanvirn or 468.00000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2South Korea (Kangwon-do) Ctenodonta samenoha (56171)