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Pleuromya galathea

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8581821https://www.gbif.org/species/8581821
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)272566https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=272566
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Pleuromyidae : Pleuromya : Pleuromya galathea
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Pleuromyidae : Pleuromya : Pleuromya galathea
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
infraclassHeteroconchia
-CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
-CardioniFerussac 1822
-CardiidiaFerussac 1822
-CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderPholadiformiiGray 1854
orderPholadidaGray 1854
superfamilyPleuromyoideaDall 1900
familyPleuromyidaeDall 1900
genusPleuromyaAgassiz 1845
speciesPleuromya galatheaAgassiz 1842
Generic NamePleuromya
Scientific NamePleuromya galathea Agassiz, 1842
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Pleuromya galatheaspeciesbelongs to Pleuromyastated with evidenceAgassiz, 1842
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance201 - 199 Ma
Early Jurassic
Last Recorded Appearance190 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Bivalvia)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Bivalvia)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Bivalvia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. Valls, M. J. Comas-Rengifo, and A. Goy. 2004. Bivalvos del Pliensbachiense en la Seccion de Almonacid de la Cuba (Cordillera Iberica, Espana). Coloquios de Paleontologia 54:145-178

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1842Pleuromya galathea Agassiz p. 239 figs. Pl 28, figs 1-3
2004Pleuromya galathea Aberhan p. 144 figs. Pl 8, figs 2-7
2004Pleuromya galathea Valls et al. p. 170 figs. Pl 4, figs 7-9; text-figs 10-12

References

Valls J., Comas-Rengifo M. J., et al (2004) Bivalvos del Pliensbachiense en la Seccion de Almonacid de la Cuba (Cordillera Iberica, Espana), Coloquios de Paleontologia 54, 145-178
Aberhan M. (2004) Early Jurassic Bivalvia of northern Chile. Part II. Subclass Anomalodesmata, Beringeria 34, 117-154
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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