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Parallelodon desioi

Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae

Taxonomy
Parallelodon desioi was named by Fantini Sestini (1965). Its type specimen is MPUM P1780, a valve (left valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Abgarch Valley 62PG-30, which is in a Sakmarian marine horizon in the Lupghar Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Parallelodon desioi Fantini Sestini p. 144 figs. Pl 20, figs 9,10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyArcoidea(Lamarck 1809)
familyParallelodontidaeDall 1898
subfamilyParallelodontinaeDall 1898
genusParallelodon
speciesdesioi

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.

Parallelodon desioi Fantini Sestini 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height113.5

Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 11:21:49
Modified: 2009-10-10 18:20:39
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Sakmarian or 295.50000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian295.5 - 290.1Pakistan Parallelodon desioi (type locality: 123044)