Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Avicula : Avicula soperi |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Avicula : Avicula soperi |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Avicula |
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Scientific Name | Avicula soperi Smith, 1927 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Avicula soperi | species | belongs to Avicula | stated with evidence | Smith, 1927 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 232 - 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 222 - 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
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Environment | coastal,inner shelf,outer shelf,oceanic (based on Pteriidae) |
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Motility | stationary, attached, epibiont (based on Pteriidae) |
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Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Pteriidae) |
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Ontogeny | accretion (based on Pteriidae) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite, low Mg calcite,intermediate,minor ribbing, minor spines (based on Pteriidae) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. P. Smith. 1927. Upper Triassic marine invertebrate faunas of North America. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 141:1-262 |
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