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Persia

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Prospondylidae

Taxonomy
Persia was named by Repin (1996). Its type is Persia monstrosa.

It was assigned to Prospondylidae by Hautmann (2001) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Species
P. hallami, P. monstrosa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Persia Repin figs. Plate 1, Figs. 1-3
2001Persia Hautmann pp. 80-82 figs. Pl. 17, Figs. 3-4; Pl. 18, Figs. 1-5
2014Persia Ros-Franch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AnomioideiGray 1854
DimyoiteiRidewood 1903
superfamilyProspondyloideaPchelintseva 1960
familyProspondylidaePcelincev 1960
genusPersiaRepin 1996

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.

G. †Persia Repin 1996
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Persia hallami Yin and McRoberts 2006
Persia monstrosa Repin 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height739.225.054.046.011.4

Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 02:56:05
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:22:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Sevatian to the top of the Planorbis or 212.00000 to 196.50000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Iran P. monstrosa (41519)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Iran P. monstrosa (66938)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Iran P. monstrosa (49324 49328 49510 49566 49568 49573 49607 49611)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Iran P. monstrosa (41504 41518 48967 48969 48971 48986)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5China (Tibet) P. hallami (75221) P. sp., P. hallami (73904)