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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Iridinidae : Promytilus : Promytilus pottsvillensis |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Promytilus : Promytilus pottsvillensis |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Promytilus |
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| Scientific Name | Promytilus pottsvillensis Hoare et al., 1978 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Promytilus pottsvillensis | species | belongs to Promytilus | stated with evidence | Hoare et al., 1978 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 318 - 311 Ma
Carboniferous |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 314 - 306 Ma
Carboniferous |
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| Environment | lagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,outer shelf,oceanic,brackish,freshwater (based on Mytilidae) |
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| Motility | stationary, attached, epibiont (based on Modiolinae) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Modiolinae) |
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| Ontogeny | accretion (based on Mytilidae) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite, low Mg calcite,intermediate,minor ribbing (based on Mytilidae) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. D. Hoare, M. T. Sturgeon, and EA Kindt. 1978. New Pennsylvanian bivalves and occurrences of Pseudoconocardium from Ohio and West Virginia. Journal of Paleontology 52(5):1023-1036 |
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Promytilus pottsvillensis ✝
