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Pachecoa decisa ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)10574302https://www.gbif.org/species/10574302
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)61547https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=61547
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Noetiidae : Pachecoa : Pachecoa decisa
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Pachecoa : Pachecoa decisa
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassPteriomorphia
-OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
-ArcioniGray 1854
orderArcida
superfamilyArcoidea
familyArcidaeLamarck 1809
subfamilyNoetiinaeStewart 1930
tribeTrinacriini
genusPachecoaHarris 1919
speciesPachecoa decisa
Generic NamePachecoa
Scientific NamePachecoa decisa
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Pachecoa decisaspeciesbelongs to Pachecoastated without evidenceKosnik, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance41.3 - 38.0 Ma
Eocene
Environmentlagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,outer shelf,oceanic,brackish,freshwater (based on Arcidae)
Motilityfacultatively mobile, attached (based on Arcidae)
Visionlimited (based on Arcidae)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Arcidae)
Ontogenyaccretion (based on Arcidae)
Taphonomyaragonite,intermediate,minor folds, major ribbing (based on Arcidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. A. Kosnik. 2002. personal opinion.

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2002Pachecoa decisa Kosnik

References

Kosnik M. A. (2002) personal opinion.
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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