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Actinopteria sowerbyi

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
A. acinaces, A. boydi (syn. A. delta, A. epsilon), A. pumila, A. resplendens, Ptychopteria (Actinopteria) problematica
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. adavalis, A. dakryodes, A. decussata, A. heathcotiensis, A. isabelae, A. mansuyi, A. meridionalis, A. murrindalensis, Pteria texturata, Ptychopteria fenestrata, Ptychopteria musicata, Ptychopteria pleuroptera, Ptychopteria producta, Ptychopteria spinosa, Ptychopteria subdecussata

Synonymy list
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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
familyPterineidae
genusActinopteria
speciessowerbyi

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Gorstian or 433.40000 to 425.60000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Norway Actinopteria sowerbyi (14275)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Ireland Actinopteria sowerbyi (499 500 501)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6United Kingdom (England) Actinopteria sowerbyi (480 23209 23211 23213)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) Actinopteria sowerbyi (479)