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Paleowaagia

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Prospondylidae

Taxonomy
Paleowaagia was named by Newell and Boyd (1970) [Sepkoski's age data: P Asse-u P Guad-l Sepkoski's reference number: 103]. Its type is Paleowaagia cooperi.

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); to Pectinoida by Waller and Stanley (2005); and to Prospondylidae by Biakov and Mazaev (2023).

Species
P. cooperi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Paleowaagia Newell and Boyd p. 269
2002Paleowaagia Sepkoski
2005Paleowaagia Waller and Stanley
2023Paleowaagia Biakov and Mazaev p. 280

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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
AnomioideiGray 1854
DimyoiteiRidewood 1903
superfamilyProspondyloideaPchelintseva 1960
familyProspondylidaePcelincev 1960
genusPaleowaagia

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. †Paleowaagia Newell and Boyd 1970
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Paleowaagia cooperi Newell and Boyd 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height340.119.761.853.022.2
valve height725.512.039.730.29.09

Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 02:56:05
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:22:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Capitanian or 298.90000 to 259.90000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Texas) P. cooperi (43469 43473 43474 43478 43479)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) P. cooperi (43579 75885)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) P. cooperi (43491 43562 101785)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) P. cooperi (43553 43613 81693 101783 101807 102603)
Capitanian265.1 - 259.9Tunisia (Madanin) P. cooperi (42097)