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Pterinopecten dunelmensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae

Taxonomy
Tellina dunelmensis was named by Howse (1848). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Humbleton Hill, Durham (Howse coll), which is in a Wuchiapingian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Ford Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was synonymized subjectively with Psammobia subpapyracea by King (1850); it was recombined as Pterinopecten dunelmensis by Branson (1948).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. cybele, P. dignatus, P. eximius, P. polytrichus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Tellina dunelmensis Howse p. 243
1848Psammobia subpapyracea King p. 12
1850Psammobia subpapyracea King p. 200 figs. Pl 16, fig 6
1857Tellina dunelmensis Howse p. 312 figs. Pl 4, figs 14, 15
1861Tellina dunelmensis Geinitz p. 60
1948Pterinopecten dunelmensis Branson p. 665
1967Tellina dunelmensis Logan p. 65

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
—AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyPterinopectinoideaNewell 1938
familyPterinopectinidaeNewell 1938
genusPterinopectenHall 1883
speciesdunelmensis()

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.

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Invalid names: Psammobia subpapyracea King 1848 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height15.40

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 12:48:32
Modified: 2009-06-05 14:48:32
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom (England) Psammobia subpapyracea (130765)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom Tellina dunelmensis (type locality: 130870)