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Phelopteria atra

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
P. caudigera, P. dalli, P. erecta, P. gastrodes, P. gravida, P. huitriniana, P. linguaeformis, P. salinaensis
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. approximata, P. cincta, P. feldmanni, P. linguiformis, P. minuta, P. nitida, P. pectinoidea, P. pectinoides, P. quadrate, P. rostrata, P. ruppii, P. timberensis

Synonymy list
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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
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyPteriidaeGray 1847
genusPhelopteriaStephenson 1953
speciesatra

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Middle Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Egypt Phelopteria atra (150677)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Phelopteria atra (150675)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt Phelopteria atra (140238)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt Phelopteria atra (140245)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Egypt Phelopteria atra (140319)