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Pterinea demissa

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Avicula demissa was named by Conrad (1842).

It was recombined as Caritodens demissa by Foerste (1914); it was recombined as Pterinea demissa by Foerste (1924) and Pojeta (1971).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Caritodens demissa Foerste
1924Pterinea demissa Foerste
1971Pterinea demissa Pojeta figs. pl. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
familyPterineidae
genusPterineaGoldfuss 1832
speciesdemissa(Conrad 1842)

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.

†Pterinea demissa Conrad 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 13:49:00
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:11:13
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Edenian to the top of the Richmondian or 451.00000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (94 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Ohio) Caritodens demissa (64423 64425)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Quebec) Pterinea demissa (77222)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Maryland) Pterinea demissa (407)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Ontario) Pterina demissa (173020)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Pterina demissa (173021 173138 173198 173266)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) Caritodens demissa (5394 64421 72887 72889 72891 72893 72894 72896 72900 72901 72902 72903 72904 72970 72973 72997 73045)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Québec) Pterina demissa (173121)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Caritodens demissa (64403 64417 73033 73034 73068 73084)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Pterina demissa (155174 173128)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Pterinea demissa (5374)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Michigan) Pterinea demissa (26307)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Kentucky) Caritodens demissa (37833 73059 73061 73065 73066 73117 73118)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) Pterinea demissa (26312 26313 26317)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) Pterina demissa (173042 173171 173244)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Québec) Pterina demissa (173239)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) Caritodens demissa (72941 73087) Caritodens sp. (371 373 374)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Caritodens demissa (5326 72865 72873 72876 72883 72914 72917 72921 72923 72925 72933 72945 72949 72950 72960 73037 73040 73120 73122 73123 73124) Caritodens sp. (372)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Pterina demissa (173013 173091 173117 173136 173150 173199 173240 173291)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Indiana) Caritodens demissa (64224 64225 64230 64232)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Kentucky) Caritodens demissa (24034 37832)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Canada (Ontario) Pterinea demissa (26304 26305)