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Pleurikodonta
Taxonomy
Astartila (Pleurikodonta) was named by Runnegar (1965) [Sepkoski's age data: P l P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 745].
It was reranked as Pleurikodonta by Waterhouse (1988), Simões et al. (2000) and Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Astartila by Runnegar (1965); to Astartilinae by Waterhouse (1988); to Megadesmidae by Simões et al. (2000); and to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was reranked as Pleurikodonta by Waterhouse (1988), Simões et al. (2000) and Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Astartila by Runnegar (1965); to Astartilinae by Waterhouse (1988); to Megadesmidae by Simões et al. (2000); and to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1965 | Astartila (Pleurikodonta) Runnegar p. 247 |
| 1988 | Pleurikodonta Waterhouse p. 199 |
| 2000 | Pleurikodonta Simões et al. |
| 2002 | Pleurikodonta Sepkoski |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| valve height | 1 | 12.0 |
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Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Changhsingian or 272.30000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections (18 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Roadian | Australia (New South Wales) | P. sp. (120243) | |
| Wordian | Australia (New South Wales) | Astarte gemma (133336) Venus gregaria (133342) | |
| Wordian | Australia (Queensland) | Astartila elegans (116735 116746 116750) | |
| Wordian - Capitanian | Australia (Queensland) | Astartila elegans (116752) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Australia (Tasmania) | P. elegans (51314 105434) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Australia (Queensland) | Astartila elegans (83195 83199 85054 116748 116749 116751) P. gregaria (103924 104952) | |
| Changhsingian | New Zealand | P. sp. (98149) |