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Praelapeirousia

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Radiolitidae

Taxonomy
Praelapeirousia was named by Wiontzek (1934) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hippuritoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Radiolitidae by Steuber (2002) and Skelton (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Praelapeirousia Wiontzek
2002Praelapeirousia Sepkoski
2002Praelapeirousia Steuber
2013Praelapeirousia 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
familyRadiolitidaeGray 1848
genusPraelapeirousiaWiontzek 1934

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. †Praelapeirousia Wiontzek 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-27 10:22:47
Modified: 2007-11-27 12:22:47
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 89.80000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian - Coniacian93.5 - 86.3Greece P. sp. (64253)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Serbia and Montenegro (Kosovo) P. ibari, P. kossmati, P. subtoucasi (74561)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Greece P. sp. (61516)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Slovenia P. bjelusensis, P. kossmati, P. wiontzeki, P. pajtleri (74510)