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Parallelodon hettangiensis

Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Cucullaea hettangiensis Terquem p. 308 figs. Pl 21, fig 3
1984Parallelodon hettangiensis Freneix and Cubaynes p. 9 figs. Pl 1, fig 1

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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
specieshettangiensis(Terquem 1855)

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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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Hettangian or 208.50000 to 199.30000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (England) Parallelodon hettangiensis (163291)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy Parallelodon hettangiensis (38167 38168)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Spain Parallelodon hettangiensis (201829)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Italy Parallelodon hettangiensis (29038 38170)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Parallelodon hettangiensis (204159)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5France (Lorraine) Cucullaea hettangiensis (53947)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Germany Parallelodon hettangiensis (28867)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (England) Parallelodon hettangiensis (29227 29228)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Italy Parallelodon hettangiensis (29052)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Italy Parallelodon hettangiensis (29033)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5France Parallelodon hettangiensis (141984)
Early/Lower Hettangian - Middle Jurassic201.3 - 163.5United Kingdom (England) Parallelodon hettangiensis (29229)