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Anodontites
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Palaeoheterodonta
Order:
Unionoida (Freshwater mussels and relatives)
Superfamily:
Unionacea (freshwater mussels)
Family:
Mutelidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Anodontites BRUGUtE:RE, 1792
Type Species:
A. cristata
Images
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Fig. D54,5. *A. (A.) cristatus, Tert., RV ext., X0.5 (Marshall)
Synonyms
Patularia, Glabaris, Haplothaerus, Euryanodon, Styganodon, Pachyanodon, Scolianodon, Anodontites, Glabris
Geographic Distribution
S.Am.-C.Am.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Tert.
Beginning International Stage:
Danian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
66.04
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Rounded to elongate, inflated, moderately heavy; beaks full, smooth, periostracum smooth or clothlike, rarely rayed faintly; hinge edentulous, hinge line straight or slightly curved; lunule distinct and large.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Palaeoheterodonta
Order:
Unionoida (Freshwater mussels and relatives)
Superfamily:
Unionacea (freshwater mussels)
Family:
Mutelidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Anodontites BRUGUtE:RE, 1792
Type Species:
A. cristata
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. D54,5. *A. (A.) cristatus, Tert., RV ext., X0.5 (Marshall)
Synonyms
Patularia, Glabaris, Haplothaerus, Euryanodon, Styganodon, Pachyanodon, Scolianodon, Anodontites, Glabris
Geographic Distribution
S.Am.-C.Am.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Tert.
Beginning International Stage:
Danian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
66.04
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Rounded to elongate, inflated, moderately heavy; beaks full, smooth, periostracum smooth or clothlike, rarely rayed faintly; hinge edentulous, hinge line straight or slightly curved; lunule distinct and large.