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Actinopteria resplendens

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Actinopteria resplendens was named by Talent (1963). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Loc. 35. Mitchell River National Park, which is in a Pragian marine sandstone in the Tabberabbera Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Actinopteria resplendens Talent pp. 88-89 figs. pl. 61 f. 1-10; pl. 70 f. 7-8

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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(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
familyPterineidae
genusActinopteria
speciesresplendens

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.

Actinopteria resplendens Talent 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 07:55:45
Modified: 2009-06-05 15:41:46
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pragian or 410.80000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Australia (Victoria) Actinopteria resplendens (type locality: 75691 75693 75698)