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Towapteria peracuta

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae

Taxonomy
Gervillia peracuta was named by Stache (1878).

It was recombined as Towapteria peracuta by Prinoth and Posenato (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. intermedia

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Gervillia peracuta Stache
1903Avicula (Oxytoma) waehneri Kittl
1906Avicula (Oxytoma) silveri Gortani
2023Towapteria peracuta Prinoth and Posenato p. 19 fig. 12

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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
familyBakevelliidae
genusTowapteria
speciesperacuta(Stache 1878)

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.

†Towapteria peracuta Stache 1878
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Invalid names: Avicula (Oxytoma) silveri Gortani 1906 [synonym], Avicula (Oxytoma) waehneri Kittl 1903 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 02:20:46
Modified: 2007-11-26 09:50:53
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902Bosnia and Herzegovina Avicula waehneri (206739 206741)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Italy Towapteria peracuta (230020 230024 230025 230029 230030 230031 230037 230040 230041 230048 230053 230054)