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Pironaea

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Hippuritidae

Taxonomy
Pironaea was named by Meneghini (1868) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp K Maes-u].

It was assigned to Hippuritoida by Sepkoski (2002); to Pironaeidae by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Hippuritidae by Steuber (2002) and Skelton (2013).

Species
P. slavonica
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. buseri, P. corrugata, P. timacensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Pironaea Meneghini
2002Pironaea Sepkoski
2002Pironaea Steuber
2010Pironaea Bouchet et al.
2013Pironaea Skelton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyHippuritidaeGray 1848
genusPironaeaMeneghini 1868

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. †Pironaea Meneghini 1868
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†Pironaea slavonica Hilber 1902
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Grouping: gregariousf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 07:00:32
Modified: 2007-09-26 09:51:27
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Slovenia P. buseri (221356)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Spain P. milovanovici (31572)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Italy P. slavonica (161220)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Italy P. polystyla (82392)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Turkey (Hatay) P. syriaca, P. corrugata (112293)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Italy P. polystyla (82395) P. slavonica (82393) P. sp. (82394)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Tunisia P. corrugata, P. timacensis (74533)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Serbia and Montenegro P. milovanovici, P. polystila (160665) P. polystila (160662)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Italy (Sicily) P. polystyla (162883)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Spain (Valencia) P. milovanovici, P. polystyla (162880)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Italy (Abruzzo) P. polystyla (162882)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Spain P. milovanovici (3770) P. polystyla (3771 3773)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Italy P. slavonica (67086)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Oman P. corrugata, P. praeslavonica (1381)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Serbia and Montenegro P. fruscagorensis (1380) P. milovanovici, P. petkovici, P. branislavi, P. praeslavonica, P. timacensis, P. transitoria, P. corrugata (74558) P. slavonica (74562)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Bulgaria P. bacevicensis, P. milovanici, P. postdalmatinica, P. praeslavonica, P. signumpraeverta, P. slavonica (1332)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Spain P. sp. (1378)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Italy P. polystyla (1346)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Turkey P. anatolica, P. praeslavonica, P. syraica (1398) P. praeslavonica, P. polystyla, P. corrugata, P. timacensis (1397)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain P. corrugata, P. milovanovici, P. polystyla (67551)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Italy P. polystyla (82396)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Greece P. polystyla (84731)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Italy P. polystyla (82398 221730)