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Parallelodon groeberi

Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae

Taxonomy
Parallelodon groeberi was named by Damborenea (1987). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is D15-Cerro Roth South, Bed 100, South Neuquen, which is in a Pliensbachian marine sandstone in the Piedra Pintada Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Parallelodon groeberi Damborenea p. 62 figs. Pl 2, figs 1-8; text-figs 11, 13c
1998Parallelodon groeberi Aberhan p. 67 figs. Pl 1, figs 15-17

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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
speciesgroeberiDamborenea 1987

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 groeberi Damborenea 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 Pliensbachian to the top of the Late/Upper Toarcian or 190.80000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.3 - 189.6Chile Parallelodon groeberi (95076)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Argentina (Neuquen) Parallelodon groeberi (33860 33862 33895 33896 33899 33902 33903 33906 type locality: 33907 33908 33909)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian190.8 - 174.1Argentina (Neuquen) Parallelodon groeberi (33851)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian - Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Argentina (Neuquen) Parallelodon groeberi (10701 10702)
Ibex189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Parallelodon groeberi (53110)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile Parallelodon groeberi (33654 33655 33659 33660 33661 33662 33663 33664 33666 33669 33890 35434 35435 35436 35455 95428)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Parallelodon groeberi (53109)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Chile Parallelodon groeberi (35453)