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Praectenodonta raricostae

Bivalvia - Solemyida - Ctenodontidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoneilo raricostae was named by Chapman (1908) [DISTRIBUTION: Silurian; Australia.]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Praectenodonta.

It was recombined as Praectenodonta raricostae by Philip (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Palaeoneilo raricostae Chapman
1962Praectenodonta raricostae Philip p. 226

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculiformiiDall 1889
orderSolemyidaNewell 1965
superfamilySolemyoideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyCtenodontidaeWöhrmann 1893
genusPraectenodontaPhilip 1962
speciesraricostae(Chapman 1908)

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.

†Praectenodonta raricostae Chapman 1908
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-20 13:05:14
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:23:23
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Meyer et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available