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Pycnodonte (Crenostrea) achanes

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

Taxonomy
Pycnodonte (Crenostrea) achanes was named by Woodring (1982). Its type specimen is USNM 647276, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Pycnodonte (Crenostrea) achanes Woodring p. 606 figs. pl. 89, figs 1, 2
1994Pycnodonte (Crenostrea) achanes Perrilliat p. 235

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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
orderOstreida(FĂ«russac 1822)
suborderOstreidina(Ferussac 1822)
superfamilyOstreoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyGryphaeidaeVialov 1936
subfamilyPycnodonteinaeStenzel 1959
genusPycnodonte(Fischer von Waldheim 1835)
subgenusCrenostrea(Marwick 1931)
speciesachanes

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 17:10:00
Modified: 2009-08-18 19:10:00
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Steuber 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Middle Eocene or 47.80000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Panama Pycnodonte achanes (42493)