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Tenuipteria ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4592484https://www.gbif.org/species/4592484
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)17063https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17063
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Tenuipteria
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Tenuipteria
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
-OstreioniFerussac 1822
-MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyInoceramoideaGiebel 1852
familyInoceramidaeGiebel 1852
genusTenuipteriaStephenson 1955
Scientific NameTenuipteria Stephenson, 1955
Name Published InProf. Pap. U.S. Geol. Surv., 274-E
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Tenuipteriagenusbelongs to Bakevelliidaestated with evidenceVokes, 1980
Tenuipteriagenusbelongs to Pterioidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Tenuipteriagenusbelongs to Inoceramidaestated with evidenceJagt et al., 2019
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance72.1 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance70.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Pteriomorphia)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Pteriomorphia)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Inoceramidae)
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

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Tenuiptereus argenteus ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		2072.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous		70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1955Tenuipteria Stephenson
1980Tenuipteria Vokes p. 39
2002Tenuipteria Sepkoski, Jr.
2019Tenuipteria Jagt et al. p. 593

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Vokes H. E. (1980) Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue, Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue
Jagt J. W. M., Jagt-Yazykova E. A., et al (2019) Ammonite dating of latest Cretaceous mosasaurid reptiles (Squamata, Mosasauroidea) from Jordan—preliminary observations, Alcheringa 42, 587-596
GBIF/Paleo Database - 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
Prof. Pap. U.S. Geol. Surv., 274-E - 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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