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Wilkingia pleuromyoides

Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae

Taxonomy
Allorisma pleuromyoides was named by Waagen (1881). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chidru, "Cephalopod Bed", Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Wilkingia pleuromyoides by Clapham (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Allorisma pleuromyoides Waagen p. 195 figs. Pl 17, fig 9
2015Wilkingia pleuromyoides Clapham

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familySanguinolitidaeMiller 1877
subfamilyUndulomyinaeAstafieva-Urbajtis 1973
genusWilkingiaWilson 1959
speciespleuromyoides()

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.

Wilkingia pleuromyoides Waagen 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height131.0

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-12 12:36:33
Modified: 2009-10-12 14:36:33
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Clapham 2015

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Allorisma pleuromyoides (type locality: 88933 89055 126275)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Pakistan Allorisma pleuromyoides (126985)