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Pseudolimea riccardii ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	8578051	https://www.gbif.org/species/8578051
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	245696	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=245696

Rank

species

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Pseudolimea : Pseudolimea riccardii

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Limidae : Pseudolimea : Pseudolimea riccardii

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	Pectinida
suborder	Anomiidina	Gray 1854
-	Limoidei
superfamily	Limoidea
family	Limidae	Rafinesque 1815
genus	Pseudolimea	Douglas and Arkell 1932
species	Pseudolimea riccardii	Damborenea 2012

Generic Name

Pseudolimea

Scientific Name

Pseudolimea riccardii Damborenea, 2012

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Pseudolimea riccardii	species	belongs to Pseudolimea	stated with evidence	Damborenea, 2012

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

209 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic

Last Recorded Appearance

209 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic

Environment

marine (based on Pectinida)

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Limidae)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Limidae)

Taphonomy

aragonite, low Mg calcite (based on Limidae)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

S. E. Damborenea. 2012. Class Bivalvia, in Late Triassic bivalves and brachiopods from southern Mendoza, Argentina. Revue de Paléobiologie, Genève, vol. spéc 11:321-331

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
2012	Pseudolimea riccardii Damborenea p. 326 figs. Pl 1, figs 15-17

References

Damborenea S. E. (2012) Class Bivalvia, in Late Triassic bivalves and brachiopods from southern Mendoza, Argentina, Revue de Paléobiologie, Genève, vol. spéc 11, 321-331

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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