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Pseudomyonidae

Rostroconchia - Tuarangiida - Pseudomyonidae

Taxonomy
Pseudomyonidae was named by Hinz-Schallreuter (2000).

It was assigned to Tuarangiida by Peel (2021).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Pseudomyonidae Hinz-Schallreuter
2021Pseudomyonidae Peel p. 200

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classRostroconchia
orderTuarangiida(MacKinnon 1982)
familyPseudomyonidaeHinz-Schallreuter 2000
familyPseudomyonidaeHinz-Schallreuter 2000

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.

Fm. †Pseudomyonidae Hinz-Schallreuter 2000
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G. †Pseudomyona Runnegar 1983
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Pseudomyona queenslandica Runnegar and Jell 1976
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. S. Peel 2021Pseudo­bivalved, laterally com­ pressed with prominent early growth stage raised above the straight, flexible, hinge zone; comarginal growth lines continuous across the dorsal line. Few to many hinge teeth developed mainly along the supra­apical surface, with more prominent teeth adjacent to the terminations of the early growth stage interpreted as half­pegmas.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Life habit: semi-infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 10:30:34
Modified: 2022-05-13 12:06:45
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Solvan to the top of the Floran or 510.20000 to 503.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Solvan510.2 - 504.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Pseudomyona queenslandica (49431)
Floran504.5 - 503.0Australia (Queensland) Myona queenslandica (56809 56810) Pseudomyona queenslandica (93409)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0Greenland Pseudomyona groenlandica (219689) Pseudomyona queenslandica (219688)