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Palaeopteria parvula

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Palaeopteria parvula was named by Whiteaves (1897). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Inmost Island, Kinwow Bay, Lake Winnepeg, which is in a Maysvillian carbonate dolomite/chert in the Red River Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Palaeopteria parvula Whiteaves pp. 187 - 188 figs. Plate 20, figs. 1, 2 and 3
2006Palaeopteria parvula Hoare and Pojeta p. 26

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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
genusPalaeopteriaWhiteaves 1897
speciesparvula

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.

†Palaeopteria parvula Whiteaves 1897
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Diagnosis
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