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Pteria

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Taxonomy
Pteria was named by Scopoli (1777) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Indu-l R]. It is extant. Its type is Mytilus hirundo.

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pteriidae by Grant, IV and Gale (1931), Russell and Landes (1937), Vokes (1980), Dockery (1982), Moore (1983), Lamprell and Healy (1998), Squires (2001), Spencer et al. (2004), Bouchet et al. (2010), Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012), Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Species
P. (Margaritifera), P. argentea, P. aspera (syn. Avicula flabellum), P. berryi, P. bisincilis, P. cabrai, P. carixensis, P. cassiana, P. clarki, P. colymbus, P. datongensis, P. dianensis, P. elegans, P. fragilis, P. guizhouensis, P. hechuanensis, P. hertleini, P. hirundo, P. howei, P. infelix, P. inornata, P. interrupta, P. jordani, P. kitakamiensis, P. kitsoni, P. laksel, P. lata, P. limula, P. mazatlanica, P. murchisoni, P. nasuta, P. notukeuensis, P. papyracea, P. pellucida, P. penguin, P. peregrina, P. plana, P. raricosta, P. rugosa, P. sanqiaoensis, P. spedeni, P. sterna (syn. Avicula peruviana, Avicula libella, P. rositae, Avicula vivesi, P. beiliana, Avicula eximia), P. sturi, P. ussurica, P. yonganensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. aculeati, P. africana, P. caudata, P. coturnix, P. falcata, P. gansingensis, P. hofmanni, P. nitida, P. percompressa, P. petropolitana, P. petropolitana, P. petropolitana, P. phalaenacea, P. pygmaea, P. rostrata, P. serini, P. stoppanii, P. tanganyicensis, P. texturata, P. tofanae, P. tofaniea, P. ussurica

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1777Pteria Scopoli
1795Glaucoderma Poli pp. 254, 260
1815Anonica Oken p. 830
1931Pteria Grant, IV and Gale p. 147
1937Pteria Russell and Landes p. 136
1939Magnavicula Iredale
1980Magnavicula Vokes p. 37
1980Pteria Vokes p. 37
1982Pteria Dockery p. 40
1983Pteria Moore p. A81
1998Pteria Lamprell and Healy p. 94
2001Pteria Squires p. 15
2002Pteria Sepkoski
2004Pteria Spencer et al.
2010Pteria Bouchet et al.
2012Pteria Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 218
2014Pteria Ros-Franch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyPteriidaeGray 1847
genusPteriaScopoli 1777

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. Pteria Scopoli 1777
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Subg. †Pteria (Margaritifera) Browne 1765
†Pteria argentea Conrad 1848
†Pteria aspera Pichler 1857
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Invalid names: Avicula flabellum Schafhautl 1863 [synonym]
†Pteria berryi Adegoke 1969
†Pteria bisincilis Guo 1985
†Pteria cabrai Dartevelle and Freneix 1957
†Pteria carixensis Cox 1928
†Pteria cassiana Bittner 1895
†Pteria clarki Weaver and Van Winkle Palmer 1922
Pteria colymbus Röding 1798
†Pteria datongensis Lu 1981
†Pteria dianensis Guo 1985
†Pteria elegans Chen 1976
†Pteria fragilis Defrance 1816
†Pteria guizhouensis Chen 1976
†Pteria hertleini Wiedey 1928
Pteria hirundo Linnaeus 1758
†Pteria howei Nelson 1925
†Pteria infelix White 1887
†Pteria inornata Gabb 1873
†Pteria interrupta d'Orbigny 1860
†Pteria jordani Wiedey 1928
†Pteria kitakamiensis Hayami 1958
†Pteria kitsoni Cox 1952
†Pteria laksel McLearn 1941
†Pteria lata Gray 1845
†Pteria limula Conrad 1833
Pteria mazatlanica Hanley 1855
†Pteria murchisoni Geinitz 1861
†Pteria nasuta Tate 1886
†Pteria notukeuensis Warren 1934
†Pteria papyracea Sowerby 1837
†Pteria pellucida Gabb 1864
†Pteria penguin Röding 1798
†Pteria peregrina Stoyanow 1949
†Pteria plana Morris and Lycett 1854
†Pteria raricosta Reuss 1854
†Pteria rugosa Chen 1976
†Pteria sanqiaoensis Chen 1976
†Pteria spedeni Waterhouse 1960
Pteria sterna Gould 1851
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Invalid names: Avicula eximia Reeve 1857 [synonym], Avicula libella Reeve 1857 [synonym], Avicula peruviana Reeve 1857 [synonym], Avicula vivesi Rochebrune 1895 [synonym], Pteria beiliana Olsson 1961 [synonym], Pteria rositae Hertlein 1928 [synonym]
†Pteria sturi Bittner 1895
†Pteria ussurica Kiparisova 1938
†Pteria yonganensis Wang 1993
Invalid names: Anonica Oken 1815 [synonym], Glaucoderma Poli 1795 [synonym], Magnavicula Iredale 1939 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height114.0----
shell height130.0----
valve height199.624.3032.59.707.46

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: minorf
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanicf
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: EP, IM, BA, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-08-17 19:45:38
Modified: 2009-08-17 21:45:38
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Voigt 1973, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 419.62000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 413.02 Ma

Collections (675 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') P. kamenka (40697) P. tenuis (40698)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Vietnam P. texturata, P. subdecussata (83290)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') P. peroblica (40700)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Vietnam P. subdecussata (83248 83291)
Zlichovian - Daleje410.62 - 393.47Czechia (Barrandia) Pteria indet. (12039)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Vietnam P. conradi (83253)
Carboniferous - Triassic358.86 - 201.4USA (Alaska) P. sp. (112327)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Indiana) P. sp. (6672)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4Canada (Alberta) P. spergenensis (62396)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Alaska) P. sp. (109345)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (New Mexico) P. sp. (233342)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) P. sp. (108822)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Tanzania (Morogoro) P. africana (41490 41491 41492 41494)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) P. sp. (98029 108553)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Russian Federation (Sakha) P. ussurica (206755)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Fujian) P. yonganensis (95483 95484)
Changhsingian - Griesbachian254.14 - 250.5China (Yunnan) P. ussurica (205963 205964 205965 205966 205967 205968 205969 205970)
Changhsingian - Griesbachian254.14 - 250.5China (Guizhou) P. ussurica (205986 205987 205988 205989 205992 205993)
Changhsingian - Griesbachian254.14 - 250.5China (Sichuan) P. ussurica (205974 205975 205976 205977 205978 205979 205980)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Russian Federation P. ussurica (90207)