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Pleurikodonta gemma
Taxonomy
Astarte gemma was named by Dana (1847). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wollongong Point, Illawarra (USNM coll), which is in a Wordian coastal siliciclastic in the Gerringong Formation of Australia.
It was recombined as Pleurikodonta gemma by Waterhouse (1988).
It was recombined as Pleurikodonta gemma by Waterhouse (1988).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1847 | Astarte gemma Dana p. 154 |
| 1847 | Venus gregaria M'Coy p. 305 figs. Pl 16, fig 5 |
| 1849 | Astarte gemma Dana p. 688 figs. Pl 3, fig 4 |
| 1988 | Pleurikodonta gemma Waterhouse p. 199 figs. Pl 19, figs 16-19 |
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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.
†Pleurikodonta gemma Dana 1847
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Invalid names: Venus gregaria M'Coy 1847 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| valve height | 1 | 12.0 |
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| References: Clapham 2015, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||