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Pteria (Oxytoma) nebrascana

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Oxytomidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Avicula nebrascana Evans and Shumard p. 38
1937Pteria (Oxytoma) nebrascana Russell and Landes p. 136

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
MonotoideiWaterhouse 2001
superfamilyOxytomoideaIchikawa 1958
familyOxytomidaeIchikawa 1958
genusPteria(Meek and Hayden 1865)
subgenusOxytoma
speciesnebrascana(Evans and Shumard 1857)

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.

Pteria (Oxytoma) nebrascana Evans and Shumard 1857
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 04:22:50
Modified: 2009-04-13 13:15:35
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Coniacian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 89.30000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Canada (Alberta) Pteria nebrascana (87508)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Canada (Alberta) Oxytoma nebrascana (87433 87569)
Middle Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Canada (Alberta) Pteria nebrascana (87509 87510 87511 87512 87513 87514)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Wyoming) Pteria nebrascana (87786)
Middle Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (Alberta) Pteria nebrascana (87515)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Canada (Alberta) Oxytoma nebrascana (87434)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Wyoming) Oxytoma nebrascana (1619 1665) Pteria nebrascana (105717)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Oxytoma nebrascana (87452) Pteria nebrascana (82650 82651 82653 82654 82670 82672 82675 82679 89218)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Oxytoma nebrascana (87440) Pteria nebrascana (82639)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Pteria nebrascana (212997 213000 213003 213074)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Pteria nebrascana (82686)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Oxytoma nebrascana (1583 1614)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Pteria nebrascana (82644 82645)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Oxytoma nebrascana (1586)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Saskatachewan) Oxytoma nebrascana (234104)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Oxytoma nebrascana (88510 88511)