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Pterinea ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4575936	https://www.gbif.org/species/4575936
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	16982	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=16982

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : Pterinea

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : Pterinea

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Bivalvia	Linnaeus 1758
-	Eubivalvia	Carter 2011
subclass	Autobranchia
infraclass	Pteriomorphia
-	Ostreomorphi	Ferussac 1822
-	Ostreioni	Ferussac 1822
-	Ostreata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Ostreiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Ostreida
suborder	Malleidina	Gray 1854
family	Pterineidae	Miller 1877
genus	Pterinea	Goldfuss 1832

Scientific Name

Pterinea Goldfuss, 1832

Name Published In

Naturh. Atlas, 4

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Pterinea	genus	belongs to Pterineidae	stated without evidence	Pojeta, 1971
Pterinea	genus	belongs to Pterineidae	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1980
Pterinea	genus	belongs to Pelecypoda	stated without evidence	Bailey, 1983
Pterinea	genus	belongs to Pterioida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Pterinea	genus	belongs to Pterineidae	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

461 - 453 Ma
Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

247 - 242 Ma
Triassic

Environment

marine,brackish (based on Ostreida)

Motility

stationary, attached

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder

Ecospace Comments

BODY SIZE: Data from Cox et al. (1969). LIFE HISTORY: Data from Meyer et al (2009).

Taphonomy

intermediate,minor folds

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Avicula demissa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea antigonishensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea avis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea cancellata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea clariondi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea demissa ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		94	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Pterinea elongata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea emacerata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea flabella species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea flintstonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea goldfussi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Pterinea incurvata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea intercostata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea laevis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea laurentina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea laxata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea lodanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea maternata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea mclearni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	443 Ma Silurian	439 Ma Silurian
Pterinea mucrouata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea nervata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea newarkensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea newsomensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea nodocosta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea northumberlandensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea paucicostata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea pintoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea prolifica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Pterinea prominiradiata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea rugulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea similis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea stonehousensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea subasperula ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Pterinea trescotti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterinea waylandsmithi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	427 Ma Silurian	427 Ma Silurian
Pterinea welchi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Pterinaea Goldfuss, 1832	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : *Pterinaea*
Caritodens	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : *Caritodens*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1832	Pterinea Goldfuss
1971	Pterinea Pojeta p. 19
1980	Pterinea Vokes p. 36
1983	Pterinaea Bailey p. 214
2002	Caritodens Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Pterinea Sepkoski, Jr.
2010	Pterinea Bouchet et al.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Pojeta J. (1971) Review of Ordovician pelecypods, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 695, 1-43

Vokes H. E. (1980) Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue, Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue

Bailey J. B. (1983) Middle Devonian Bivalvia from the Solsville Member (Marcellus Formation), central New York state, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 174 3, 196-325

Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., et al (2010) Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families, Malacologia 52 2, 1-184 doi:10.4002/040.052.0201

Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Naturh. Atlas, 4 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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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