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Phthonia

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy
Phthonia was named by Hall and Whitfield (1869) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi D Fras].

It was assigned to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mytilidae by Kříž (2008).

Species
P. regularis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Phthonia Hall and Whitfield
2002Phthonia Sepkoski
2008Phthonia Kříž p. 247

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—MytilomorphiFerussac 1822
orderMytilida(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyMytiloideaRafinesque 1815
familyMytilidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPhthonia

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.

G. †Phthonia Hall and Whitfield 1869
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†Phthonia regularis Barrande 1881
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Adult height: 10 to < 100f
Thickness: intermediatef
Folds: nonef
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Internal reinforcement: nonef
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanic, brackish, freshwaterf
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 05:18:14
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:27:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Gorstian to the top of the Givetian or 427.40000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic (Bohemia) P. regularis (85118)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Quebec) P. sp. (608)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Brazil (Parana) P. sp. (37080 37081 37084)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Brazil (Parana) P. sp. (37107)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) P. cylindrica (91229 91247 91248)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Pennsylvania) P. sectifrons (9898) P. sp. (627)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Manitoba) P. sp. (6718)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) P. sp. (89652 89704 89879 89889 89921 89927 89933 89941)