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Cornellites

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Cornellites was named by Williams (1908) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-l D Fras-u]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Pterinea (Cornellites) by Maillieux (1935); it was synonymized subjectively with Ptychopteria by Cox et al. (1969); it was reranked as Ptychopteria (Cornellites) by Bailey (1983).

It was assigned to Pterinea by Maillieux (1935); to Pterineidae by Vokes (1980); to Ptychopteria by Bailey (1983); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Cornellites Williams
1935Pterinea (Cornellites) Maillieux
1980Cornellites Vokes p. 34
1983Ptychopteria (Cornellites) Bailey p. 214
2002Cornellites Sepkoski

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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(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
familyPterineidae
genusCornellitesWilliams 1908

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. †Cornellites Williams 1908
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
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
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Cox et al. (1969).g
Created: 2009-06-05 13:45:46
Modified: 2009-06-05 15:45:46
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Meramecian or 438.50000 to 335.50000 Ma

Collections (122 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (New York) C. emaceratum (77054) C. sp. (443)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Ontario) C. sp. (444)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4USA (New York) C. emaceratus (13045)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (New York) C. emaceratum (77053)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5USA (New York) C. emaceratus (26863 26864)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Canada (Ontario) C. sp. (26687)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (New York) C. emaceratus (12932 12933 12934 12935 12936 13047 13050 13051 13052 13053 13054 26854) C. sp. (470 472 474 530 541)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0USA (New York) C. sp. (12931)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6USA (New York) C. sp. (26867)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Vietnam Pterinea dechotoma (83248)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Germany (Eifel) C. costatus (24619)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') Pterinea lodanensis (40700)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Eifel) C. costatus (24625)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Australia (Victoria) C. talenti (35555)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Australia (New South Wales) C. catellus, C. campbelli, C. talenti (35557 35558)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3New Zealand C. mackayi, C. flemingi, C. johnstoni (40522 40525) C. mackayi, C. johnstoni (40529)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Luxembourg C. fasciculatus, C. costatus (232281 233203)
Cazenovian391.9 - 383.7USA (New York) C. flabellum (75231) Ptychopteria fasciculata (69460 69461 69462 69465)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) C. chemungensis (90867 96343 96345 96356) C. fasciculata (9382 9383 9399 9400 9404 9406 9501 9503 9504 9506 9599 9600 9601 9603 9604 9605 9606 9608 9610 9611 9612 89912) C. flabella (5657 5661 5668) C. flabellum (9362 76163) C. flubella (5619) Ptychopteria sp. (8818 8829 8830 8833 8919 8920 8959 8960 8961 8962 8963 8964 8965 8968 8969 8970)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Pennsylvania) C. flabella (9658 9659 9660 9661 9674 9704 9927) C. sp. (627 669 670)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) C. flabellum (38455 38456 38457 38460 38462 38463 38464 38465 38469)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (New York) C. chemungensis (3798 3800 3802 3804 3809 3810) C. sp. (10381 10418)
Frasnian - Famennian382.7 - 358.9USA (Virginia) C. sp. (665)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1USA (Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia) C. sp. (5927)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5Canada (Alberta) C. sp. (62394)