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Orthopinna

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae

Taxonomy
Orthopinna was named by Yancey (2024). Its type is Orthopinna boonensis.

It was assigned to Pinnidae by Yancey (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Orthopinna Yancey

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPinnoideaLeach 1819
familyPinnidaeLeach 1819
genusOrthopinna

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. †Orthopinna Yancey 2024
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†Orthopinna boonensis Yancey 2024
†Orthopinna consimilis Walcott 1884
†Orthopinna lata Beede 1902
†Orthopinna modesta Yancey 2024
†Orthopinna sagitta Chronic 1952
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height218.417.020.018.52.12

Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 06:15:03
Modified: 2009-08-17 21:48:23
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Osagean to the top of the Lopingian or 351.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Osagean - Meramecian351.9 - 335.4USA (Oklahoma) O. boonensis (236638)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Nevada) O. consimilis (236632)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Texas) O. modesta (236719)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) O. lata (236625)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Nevada) Meekopinna sagitta (11962)
Leonardian286.0 - 274.4USA (Nevada) O. sagitta (236634)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Arizona) O. sagitta (236584)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Nevada) Aviculopinna sagitta (38745 38825 38827) Meekopinna sagitta (120961 120962 120963 120965)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Arizona) Aviculopinna sagitta (39999)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902USA (Wyoming) Aviculopinna sp. B (87156) Aviculopinna sp. b (105352)