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Praecaprotina

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Polyconitidae

Taxonomy
Praecaprotina was named by Yabe and Nagao (1926) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Caprotinidae by Hayami (1975); to Hippuritoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Polyconitidae by Skelton (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Praecaprotina Yabe and Nagao
1975Praecaprotina Hayami
2002Praecaprotina Sepkoski
2013Praecaprotina Skelton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyPolyconitidaeMacGillavry 1937
genusPraecaprotinaYabe and Nagao 1926

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Praecaprotina Yabe and Nagao 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-26 07:20:02
Modified: 2007-09-26 09:20:02
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003, Steuber 2002

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Japan (Iwate) P. yaegashii (40315 40316 40553 40554)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Japan P. yaegashii (26197 49990 91264 91295 91299 91305)