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Pachymyonia occidentalis

Bivalvia - Sanguinolitidae

Taxonomy
Pachymyonia occidentalis was named by Dickins (1957). Its type specimen is CPC 2221, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Callytharra Springs (1 mile W), Byro Homestead, which is in a Sakmarian coastal siliciclastic in Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Pachymyonia occidentalis Dickins p. 28 figs. Pl 4, figs 5-9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
superfamilyGrammysioideaMiller 1877
familySanguinolitidaeMiller 1877
subfamilyVacunellinae(Astafieva-Urbajtis 1973)
genusPachymyonia
speciesoccidentalis

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.

Pachymyonia occidentalis Dickins 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height223.519.029.024.07.07
valve height118.0----

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: deep infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-12 12:34:48
Modified: 2009-10-12 14:34:48
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Clapham 2015

Age range: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) Pachymyonia occidentalis (type locality: 87352 107347)