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Pseudovaccinites

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Hippuritidae

Taxonomy
Pseudovaccinites was named by Sénesse (1946) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant K Camp-u Sepkoski's reference number: 972]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Pseudovaccinites Sénesse
2002Pseudovaccinites Sepkoski
2010Pseudovaccinites Bouchet et al.
2013Pseudovaccinites 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
genusPseudovaccinitesSénesse 1946

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. †Pseudovaccinites Sénesse 1946
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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 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Santonian or 93.50000 to 83.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Bulgaria P. sp. (67563)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5France P. galloprovincialis, P. dentatus, P. chaperi (163806) P. galloprovincialis, P. latus, P. sulcatus, P. robustus (163807)