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Saharopteria

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4595946https://www.gbif.org/species/4595946
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)64219https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=64219
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Saharopteria
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Saharopteriidae : Saharopteria
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
-OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
-AnomioideiGray 1854
familySaharopteriidae
genusSaharopteriaPareyn Termier & Termier 1972
Scientific NameSaharopteria Pareyn, Termier & Termier, 1972
Name Published InAnnls Soc. Geol. N. 91
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Saharopteriagenusbelongs to Saharopteriidaestated without evidenceBouchet et al., 2010
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance347 - 331 Ma
Carboniferous
Environmentmarine (based on Pectinida)
Motilitystationary (based on Pectinida)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Pectinida)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, aragonite (based on Pectinida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. Kora. 1995. Carboniferous macrofauna from Sinai, Egypt: biostratigraphy and paleogeography. Journal of African Earth Sciences 20(1):37-51

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Saharopteria sinaitica
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1347 Ma
Carboniferous
347 Ma
Carboniferous

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Pacypteria Jux & Omara, 1983GBIFgenusAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pacypteria

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1971Saharopteria Pareyn et al.
1983Pacypteria Jux and Omara
2010Saharopteria Bouchet et al.

References

Kora M. (1995) Carboniferous macrofauna from Sinai, Egypt: biostratigraphy and paleogeography, Journal of African Earth Sciences 20 1, 37-51
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
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
Annls Soc. Geol. N. 91 - 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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