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Pteropsella

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Anatinellidae

Taxonomy
Pteropsella was named by Vokes (1956) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Eo-m-u Sepkoski's reference number: 700,914]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pteropsellinae by Vokes (1980); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Kymatoxinae by Signorelli and Carter (2016).

Species
P. lapidosa
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. praelapidosus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Pteropsella Vokes
1980Pteropsella Vokes p. 138
2002Pteropsella Sepkoski
2016Pteropsella Signorelli and Carter p. 209

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
suborderCardiidinaFerussac 1822
—Veneroidei(Gray 1854)
—VeneroiteiGray 1854
superfamilyMactroidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyAnatinellidaeDeshayes 1853
subfamilyKymatoxinaeStenzel and Krause 1957
genusPteropsellaVokes 1956

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. †Pteropsella Vokes 1956
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†Pteropsella lapidosa Conrad 1846
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 14:05:18
Modified: 2009-09-09 16:05:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (44 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Georgia) P. lapidosa (4868)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) P. lapidosa (1440 81241 81258) P. praelapidosa (81238)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) P. sp. (205496)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Alabama) P. lapidosus (205490) P. lapidosus, P. sp. (205439)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Texas) P. praelapidosa (41436 41439 41441)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Mexico (Tamaulipas) Pteropsis lapidosa (42975 42977 42997 42998 43042 43045)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) P. lapidosa (91838 91839) P. praelapidosa (7437 7438 7439 90656) P. praelapidosus, P. sp. (205422 205430) P. sp. (205414 205456 205480)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (South Carolina) P. lapidosa (92378 99099) Pteropsis lapidosa (92485 92486 92488)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) P. lapidosa (92272 92275 92350 98769)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) P. lapidosa (90469 92267 98355) P. papyria (90600) P. sp. (205438)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) P. lapidosa (90709 92172)