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Grammatodon (Indogrammatodon) egertonianus

Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae

Taxonomy
Macrodon egertonianum was named by Stoliczka (1865).

It was recombined as Parallelodon egertonianus by Newton (1896); it was recombined as Grammatodon (Indogrammatodon) egertonianus by Cox (1937).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Macrodon egertonianum Stoliczka
1896Parallelodon egertonianus Newton
1937Grammatodon (Indogrammatodon) egertonianus Cox

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyParallelodontidaeDall 1898
subfamilyGrammatodontinaeBranson 1942
genusGrammatodonMeek and Hayden 1860
subgenusIndogrammatodon(Cox 1937)
speciesegertonianus(Stoliczka 1865)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-10 16:21:52
Modified: 2009-10-10 18:21:52
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Puaroan or 161.20000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Somalia Grammatodon egertonianus (94519 94526 94544) Parallelodon egertonianus (93020)
Late/Upper Callovian - Oxfordian164.7 - 157.3New Zealand Indogrammatodon egertonianus (51934)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Yemen (Wadi Jahar) Indogrammatodon egertonianus (2552 2554)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Indogrammatodon egertonianus (2555 2556 2557 2592 2593 2595 2597)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Somalia Parallelodon egertonianus (93000 93002)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Ethiopia Parallelodon egertonianus (94499)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Indogrammatodon egertonianus (2586)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Eritrea Parallelodon egertonianus (94567)
Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian163.5 - 150.8Somalia Grammatodon egertonianus (100372)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Ethiopia Grammatodon egertonianus (93503)
Kimmeridgian - Oxfordian157.3 - 157.3Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Indogrammatodon egertonianus (2611)
Kimmeridgian - Oxfordian157.3 - 157.3Yemen (Wadi Jahar) Indogrammatodon egertonianus (2551)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Somalia Parallelodon egertonianus (93010)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Ethiopia Parallelodon egertonianus (94498)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Somalia Parallelodon egertonianus (93005)
Tithonian - Kimmeridgian152.1 - 152.1Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Indogrammatodon egertonianus (2572)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Somalia Parallelodon egertonianus (93011)
Puaroan150.0 - 145.0New Zealand Indogrammatodon egertonianus (63743 63870)