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Actinodesma

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae

Taxonomy
Actinodesma was named by Sandberger (1856) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi D Fame-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pterineidae by Vokes (1980); to Pteriacea by Amler (1992); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
A. (Actinodesma), A. (Asselbergshia), A. occidentale
Species lacking formal opinion data
A. angulosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Actinodesma Sandberger
1980Actinodesma Vokes p. 34
1992Actinodesma Amler p. 413
2002Actinodesma Sepkoski

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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
familyPterineidae
genusActinodesmaSandberger 1856

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. †Actinodesma Sandberger 1856
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Subg. †Actinodesma (Actinodesma) Sandberger 1856
Subg. †Actinodesma (Asselbergshia) Mallieux 1931
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†Asselberghsia obsoleta Goldfuss 1826
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 18:35:53
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:10:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Norian or 410.80000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic (Moravia) Actinodesma indet. (25092)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Germany (Hessen) A. annae (38349)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Italy A. carnica (26253)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) A. erectum (91250 91267)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) A. erectum (89912 89921 89959 90867 96358 96385 96387 111443 111471)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) A. erectum (38462)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7China (Guangxi) A. guangxiensis (4792)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Libya A. erectum (35619)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9United Kingdom (England) A. angulosa (38143)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) A. angulosa (38266 162207)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Malaysia (Pahang) A. sp. (204428)