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Pterinopectinella spinifera

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae

Taxonomy
Pterinopectinella spinifera was named by Newell and Boyd (1995). Its type specimen is USNM 388876, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Pterinopectinella spinifera Newell and Boyd p. 29 figs. 18, 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyPterinopectinoideaNewell 1938
familyPterinopectinidaeNewell 1938
genusPterinopectinella
speciesspinifera

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.

Pterinopectinella spinifera Newell and Boyd 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height266.062.270.066.15.52

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 04:44:01
Modified: 2007-10-05 06:44:01
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Wordian or 279.30000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Pterinopectinella spinifera (43494 43517 81638 81644 81651 81726 81848 105931)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Pterinopectinella spinifera (81645 81693 101767)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Pterinopectinella spinifera (43550)