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Permophorus subcostatus

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae

Taxonomy
Pleurophorus subcostatus was named by Meek and Worthen (1866). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Permophorus subcostatus by Brew and Beus (1976), Kues (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. attenuatus, P. lunulus, P. subcostata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Pleurophorus subcostatus Meek and Worthen p. 347 figs. pl. 27 f. 2, 2a
1903Pleurophorus subcostatus Girty pp. 444-445 figs. Pl. 9 f. 11, 12
1976Permophorus subcostatus Brew and Beus p. 893 figs. Pl. 1 f. 11
1995Permophorus subcostatus Kues p. 78 fig. 8.9

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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
orderCardiidaFerussac 1822
superfamilyKalenteroideaMarwick 1953
familyKalenteridae
genusPermophorusChavan 1954
speciessubcostatus()

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.

†Permophorus subcostatus Meek and Worthen 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height113.6

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: shallow infaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-11 11:02:47
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:02:47
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Moscovian to the top of the Sakmarian or 315.20000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian318.7 - 307.5Spain Pleurophorus subcostatus (73298)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Arizona) Permophorus subcostatus (90772)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Pleurophorus subcostatus (160173 233341 237801)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Missouri) Pleurophorus subcostatus (237795)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Ohio) Pleurophorus subcostatus (71993)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Permophorus subcostatus (156709)
Noginskian301.2 - 300.1USA (Kansas) Permophorus subcostatus (11726 11738 11747 11752 11758 12054)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Kansas) Permophorus subcostatus (839 891 893 12244 12251 12253 12260 12315 12319 12322 12324)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (New Mexico) Permophorus subcostatus (39150)