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Terquemia andina

Bivalvia - Pterioida - Prospondylidea

Taxonomy
Terquemia andina was named by Damborenea (2002). Its type specimen is MLP 17132, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is B6-Salado river (2), Mendoza, which is in a Toarcian marine limestone/sandstone in Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Terquemia andina Damborenea p. 83 figs. Pl 11, figs 1-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderPterioida
familyProspondylideaPtchelincev 1960
genusTerquemiaTate 1868
speciesandina

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.

Terquemia andina Damborenea 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:33:39
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:24:52
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Toarcian or 182.70000 to 174.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian - Toarcian190.8 - 174.1Argentina (Neuquen) Terquemia andina (36908)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Argentina (Mendoza) Terquemia andina (33755 33802 type locality: 36904)